1998 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 51

'A CAUTION: I Smaller children and babies should always be restrained in a child or infantrestraint. The instructions for the restraint will saywhether it is the right type and size for your child. A very young child'ship bones are so small that a regular belt might notstay low on the hips, as it should. Instead, the belt will likely be over the child's abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply force right on the child's abdomen, which could cause serious or fatal injuries. So, be sure that any child small enough for one is always properly restrained in a child or infant restraint. Infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because an infant's neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the rest of its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing restraint settlesinto the restraint, so the crash forces canbe distributed across the strongest part of the infant's body, the back and shoulders. baby shouldbe A secured in an appropriate infant restraint. This is so important that many hospitals today won't release a newborn infant to its parents unless thereis an infant restraint available for the baby's first tripin a motor vehicle. 1-31