About Baby Car Seats

Many children are injured unnecessarily when parents do not use car seats for their children. Even the improper use of car seats can lead to child injury as well. Some parents do not fully comprehend the use and importance of car seats as they travel with their children. This indifference contributes to preventable injuries.

As a parent, it's your job to keep your child safe. And one of the best ways to do that is to always put your baby in a safe and properly-installed car seat. Car seats are extremely effective at protecting your baby when installed correctly and used each and every time the baby is a passenger. Use of a car seat reduces the risk of death for infants by 71 percent and for children ages one to four by 54 percent. They reduce the need for hospitalization after a crash by 69 percent for children under four years. In 1999 over 300 young lives were saved because of car seats.