Johnson H C, Pring D W
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, York District Hospital, UK.
BJOG. 2000 May;107(5):644-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb13307.x.
To evaluate current knowledge and practice among pregnant women about the use of car restraint systems during pregnancy.
A structured questionnaire.
District hospital antenatal clinic.
Two hundred pregnant women attending for their routine mid-pregnancy anomaly scan.
The women were asked about seatbelt and airbag usage, source of information about restraint systems and the legal requirements and recommendations regarding car safety systems.
One hundred fifty-nine women (80%) completed the questionnaire. Ninety-eight percent wore seatbelts in the front, 68% wore seatbelts in the back of a car, 48% correctly identified where to place the seatbelt and 37% had received information on seatbelt use while pregnant. The latter were more likely to correctly position their restraints than those who had received no information (P = 0.03). Thirty-nine percent had an airbag system fitted and one woman had de-activated it. Fifty-eight percent were aware seatbelt use was a legal requirement for driver and passengers when fitted.
Many pregnant women are ignorant of the correct usage of seatbelts, their positioning and legal requirements. This puts their own wellbeing, and that of the fetus, at risk. Women should receive written instructions and advice from well informed health professionals and be encouraged always to wear a correctly positioned seatbelt. Education increases compliance and correct usage.
评估孕妇目前关于孕期使用汽车约束系统的知识和做法。
结构化问卷。
地区医院产前诊所。
200名前来进行常规孕中期异常扫描的孕妇。
询问这些女性关于安全带和安全气囊的使用情况、约束系统的信息来源以及关于汽车安全系统的法律要求和建议。
159名女性（80%）完成了问卷。98%的女性在前排系安全带，68%的女性在后排系安全带，48%的女性正确识别了安全带的佩戴位置，37%的女性在孕期收到过关于系安全带的信息。与未收到信息的女性相比，后者更有可能正确佩戴约束装置（P = 0.03）。39%的汽车装有安全气囊系统，有一名女性关闭了安全气囊。58%的女性知道系安全带是驾驶员和乘客在配备安全带时的法律要求。
许多孕妇对安全带的正确使用方法、佩戴位置和法律要求一无所知。这使她们自己以及胎儿的健康面临风险。女性应该从知识渊博的健康专业人员那里获得书面指导和建议，并被鼓励始终正确佩戴安全带。教育可提高依从性和正确使用率。
