1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 32
1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for-everyonej including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don't wearsafety belts. The best way to'protect -the fetus to protect the is -mother.When a safety belt is worn properly,.it's.more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, thekey to making safety belts. ef€ective- wearing them properly. is Right Front Passenger Position The right front passenger's safety belt works the. same way as the driver's safety-belt. See"Driver Position" earlier in this section. When the shoulder b,elt is pulledout all the way, it will lock. If-itdoes, let it go back all the way and start again. Center Passenger Position A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt,and the lap portion should be w.orn as low as possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy.