Expecting? You must be excited, anxious, you have a life growing inside you, he or she will be your friend, soul mate, best friend for the rest of your life, you will laugh, you will cry together, you will do anything in your power to protect this tiny life growing inside you.
If you knew that the most dangerous place to be while pregnant is behind the wheel or as a passenger in a motor vehicle. What would you do? There is numerous evidence to prove that fact. Studies reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association states that “Motor vehicle crashes account for four of five deaths that occur among unborn babies of pregnant women who experience trauma”, another article in the same journal states that “Information and Research Needed to Help Reduce Risks to Women and Foetus From Motor Vehicle Injury During Pregnancy”.
It is simple, tiny babies are not meant to travel at high speeds and then come to a stop by hitting onto a seatbelt, even at minimal speed, seatbelt will cause serious damage to your unborn child. Studies also found that seatbelt can cause severe damage to the placenta (the organ that provide nourishment and take away waste), which can result in the loss of the your child.
Numerous tests and studies were conducted by leading US Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as to the effect of motor vehicle crashes on pregnant women and their unborn baby, most results were shocking and in almost every report the conclusion is more must be done to protect the mother and her unborn child, even in a minor collision.
Three Australian engineers have been working to come up with a simple device that can address this serious problem, and yet easy to use. They conducted many tests, made numerous prototypes, finally “Tummy Shield” was invented. It is made of carefully engineered high tensile stainless steel piece weighing nearly 4.5Kgs, and a cushion made of fire retardant high grade material similar to ones used in aeroplanes and some buses. “Tummy Shield” has undergone vigorous tests in some of Australia’s leading testing facilities, including crash tests at high speeds.
“Tummy Shield” is carefully designed to reduce the risk of injury to your unborn child and the placenta which is your baby’s life support. By using “Tummy Shield” you are reducing this risk by removing the seatbelt away from the abdomen area and letting your baby bounce on the womb which will naturally absorb the shock, hence dramatically reducing the risk of serious injury or loss of your unborn child.
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