This policy is a revision of the policy posted on May 1, 1996.

CLINICAL REPORT

PEDIATRICS Vol. 123 No. 5 May 2009, pp. 1424-1429 (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-0559)
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CLINICAL REPORT

Safe Transportation of Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants at Hospital Discharge

Marilyn J. Bull, MD, William A. Engle, MD The Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention and the Committee on Fetus and Newborn

Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants requires special considerations. Both physiologic immaturity and low birth weight must be taken into account to properly position such infants. This clinical report provides guidelines for pediatricians and other caregivers who counsel parents of preterm and low birth weight infants about car safety seats.

Key Words: safe transportation • preterm • premature • low birth weight • car safety seats • car beds

Abbreviations: FMVSS—Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard


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Safe Transportation of Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants
Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention and Committee on Fetus and Newborn
Pediatrics 1996 97: 758-760. [Abstract] [PDF]



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