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WARNING – PREGNANT WOMEN Seat Belts Can Kill Your Baby

WARNING – PREGNANT WOMEN Seat Belts Can Kill Your Baby. Written and Narrated By Jim Hofferberth Former Director, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Retired Director, Vehicle Research & Test Center, NHTSA. AMCHP 2005 Conference.

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WARNING – PREGNANT WOMEN Seat Belts Can Kill Your Baby

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  1. WARNING – PREGNANT WOMENSeat Belts Can Kill Your Baby Written and Narrated By Jim Hofferberth Former Director, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Retired Director, Vehicle Research & Test Center, NHTSA

  2. AMCHP 2005 Conference Injuries During PregnancyTracking & Understandingthe Hidden Epidemic Hank Weiss PhD, Associate Professor Center for Injury Research and Control University of Pittsburgh

  3. The unborn child of a pregnant woman is 5 Times More Likely To Be Injured Or Killed in a crash than another infant or child riding in the same car.

  4. Risk of Fetal Death With Lap & Shoulder Belt Research Projections based on Computer Modeling

  5. Clinical Studies Have Shown That “…the lap belt … has been implicated in causing specific trauma to the placenta and fetus … in relatively minor vehicular accidents. And “…the tightened lap belt can cause direct injury to the fetus without severely injuring the pregnant woman. [Crosby, W. M. and Costiloe, J. P. (1971). Safety of lapbelt restraint for pregnant victims of automobile collisions. New England Journal of Medicine, 284, 632], [Klinich, K.D., Schneider, L.W., Moore, J.L., and Pearlman, M.D. (1998). Injuries to pregnant occupants in automotive crashes. In 16'* ESV Conference Proceedings. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 98-SP-P- 17,2046-2056 [Griffiths, M., Hillman, G., and Usherwood, M. M. (1991). Seat belt injury in pregnancy resulting in fetal death. A need for education? Case reports. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 98,420-321]

  6. Placental Abruption Is The Most Frequently Cited Cause Of Fetal Death . “...the seat belt should not be placed over the fundus…”,

  7. Iliac Crests 2 ½ Inches

  8. Pregnant women not wearing a seatbelt 3 times more likely to experience fetal death Hyde et al (ObGyn, 2003): Effect of motor vehicle crashes on birth & fetal outcomes in Utah

  9. The Technology Exists To Fix This Problem INADEQUATE INADEQUATE ? DANGEROUS INADEQUATE NOT AVAILABLE DANGEROUS DANGEROUS Umpire Pad (US 349589) Partial Shell (US 4610463) Crotch Strap #1 www.tummyshield.com Gravida Protection (JP, H-40060, U) Partial Shell (US 5213366-2) Crotch Strap (US5005865) PiXie Pregnancy Harness www.pregnancyseatbeltharness.com, Full Shell (US 8070184 B2) www.jimhof.com

  10. In the early 1970, research showed that: “The high rate of fetal and placental injury in this study indicates that additional restraint may necessary to reduce the snubbing action of the lap belt.” *(1972). Effects of Lap Belt and Three Point Restraints on Pregnant Baboons Subjected to Deceleration. Fifteenth Stapp Crash Conference Proceedings, SAE #710850, 68-83.] * [Crosby, Snyder, Snow, Hanson, (1968) Impact Studies in Pregnancy, Experimental Studies,Civil Aeromedica Inst. Oklahoma City Okla.]

  11. There Is No Excuse For NHTSA’S FAILURE to correct this situation

  12. I Am Demanding That NHTSA Issue A • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard • On Restraints For Pregnant Women • Properly Advise Pregnant Women About The Risks Of Driving Or Riding In A Car When They Are Pregnant, And • Assure That Only Safe And Effective Systems Are Offered For Sale In The United States.

  13. Please Help Submit Your Petition For Rulemaking To: Mr. David L. Strickland, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Washington, DC 20590 Label It “Petition For Rulemaking” Use USPS (Snail Mail) www.jimhof.com

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