Health & Safety

Is it safe to wear a seatbelt while pregnant?

It won’t do your baby much good if you’re a hood ornament so no matter where you are sitting in the car, buckle up. Any damage that a seat belt could cause pales in comparison to the potential damage if you don’t.
Diagram showing the correct seatbelt position for pregnant people: lap belt under the bump, shoulder belt between breasts.

Wear it under your belly and snug along your hip bones along with the shoulder belt (don’t tuck it under your arm).

Air bags are also safe and should be used with (not instead of) seat belts.

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Amy Morrison

Amy Morrison is the founder of Pregnant Chicken, a no-BS pregnancy and parenting site she started in 2010 after getting fed up with patronizing baby advice. A former ad agency creative director and mom of two boys, she's been serving up honest, funny guidance to parents-to-be ever since.

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