Many parents don want to put their infants in the back seat because they cannot see them. Shouldn a parent keep an eye on the baby to make sure it is not choking or experiencing some other health problem?
The risk of a serious injury in a crash is much greater than the risk of a healthy baby having a life-threatening problem during a car ride. A healthy baby correctly buckled in a rear-facing child seat should be as safe as a child placed in a crib for a nap or an overnight sleep. Parents do not stay in the room to watch a sleeping baby. Drivers traveling with children should always allow plenty of time to pull off the road if they are concerned about the baby or need to tend to the child’s needs.
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