In the past, pediatricians recommended that babies be kept in their rear-facing car seats until they were
one year old and at least twenty pounds.
However, recent research has demonstrated that the rear-facing
position is much safer for babies who are far...
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In the past, pediatricians recommended that babies be kept in their rear-facing car seats until they were
one year old and at least twenty pounds.
However, recent research has demonstrated that the rear-facing
position is much safer for babies who are far older than twelve months of age and much heavier than
twenty pounds.
Which parents want to use the absolute minimum in safety standards?
Since the year 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that children remain in their
rear-facing car seats for as long as their weight allows them to fit into the seats in that position.
The back of the car seat supports a child’s head, neck, and spine in case of a frontal crash, and absorbs the
bulk of the impact.
The AAP reports here http://aapnews.
aappublications.
org/cgi/content/full/30/4/12-a that children up to
age two are five times safer in a rear-facing car seat than riding forward-facing.
The British Medical Journal reviewed studies of children from the US and Sweden
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