A PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM: INFLUENCE ON PARENTAL USE OF INFANT CAR RESTRAINTS

The effects of pre-and/or postnatal infant car safety education were examined. Educational approaches included demonstrations and talks on automobile crash statistics in the prenatal course; and a car safety film on the hospital television, a pamphlet given to each mother, and instructions to nurses to encourage parents' purchase and use of car restraints in the postpartum period. Although differences were not statistically significant, the reported and actual use of infant restraints on the trip home was highest in the pre-plus postnatal education group. Counseling in any period was associated with higher restraint use than no counseling. The pediatrician's role in effecting positive behavioral changes in this and other areas is emphasized.

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  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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• Authors:
  • Greenberg, L W
  • Coleman, A B
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 32-34
• Serial:
  • Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0196-206X
  • EISSN: 1536-7312
  • Serial URL: http://journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/pages/default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Traffic safety education; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380765
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 346
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM