American Academy of Pediatrics

 

The AAP recently revised their recommendations on car seats and child restraint safety systems. The AAP advises all parents to leave their children rear-facing in their vehicles until the age of 2.

Please visit the following sites for more on this important safety information.

 
   

 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks about the latest guidelines from the AAP and answers questions about car seats.

Visit the parenting link above for the list of 11 car seat mistakes most parents make.

Matt Lauer gives a quick primer on car seats in this video from the Today show.

 

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new report recently on Sudden Infant-Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the expansion of recommendations

for a safe sleeping environment. Part of these recommendations include information on car seats,

infant carriers, and slings. The excerpt below is from the section dealing with car seats, etc.

 

"Sitting devices, such as car safety seats,strollers, swings, infant carriers, and
infant slings, are not recommended for routine sleep in the hospital or at home.
Infants who are younger than 4 months are particularly at risk, because they might assume positions that can create risk of suffocation or airway obstruction.

When infant slings and cloth carriers are used for carrying, it is important
to ensure that the infant’s head is up and above the fabric, the face is visible,
and that the nose and mouth are clear of obstructions.

After nursing, the infant should be repositioned in the sling so that the head is up, is clear of fabric, and is not against the adult’s body or the sling. If an
infant falls asleep in a sitting device, he or she should be removed from the product and moved to a crib or other appropriate flat surface as soon as is practical. Car safety seats and similar products are not stable on a crib
mattress or other elevated surfaces."

 

Click here for the complete SIDS report from the American Academy of Pediatrics


Visit safercar.gov and the National Highway Safety Administration for more car seat info