infant safety seat

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infant safety seat (plural infant safety seats)

  1. A car safety restraint designed for infants; a child safety seat for infants.
    • 1994, Department of Paediatrics, “Car Safety Seats”, in Infant Health Handbook[1], Gallup Indian Medical Center, page 22:
      Use an infant safety seat until your child is over 20 pounds and able to sit up alone. Keep your child facing backward as long as possible because it protects him from neck injuries.
    • 2008, Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, What to Expect the First Year, Workman Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 139:
      Place the infant safety seat, if at all possible, in the middle of the backseat—the safest spot in the car.
    • 2020, Edward P. Sarafino, Timothy W. Smith, David B. King, Anita De Longis, Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, Wiley, →ISBN, page 307:
      Safety programs have targeted parents and children, and laws requiring seat belt use have been enacted. A successful educational program provided computer-assisted video instruction on using an infant safety seat to mothers before leaving the hospital after giving birth.

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