Expecting? You must be excited, anxious, you have a life growing inside you, he or she will be your 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 are 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 every 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”.
We all know that seat belts are such a vital part of motor vehicle safety, but for pregnant women, seat belts are a constant discomfort and a potential harm to themselves and their unborn babies. Tests have shown that seat belt pressure on the abdomen area during a crash or sudden braking could be as high as 2 tons (2000 kgs). Therefore it’s not surprising that according to The U.S. National Library of Medicine "Automobile crashes are the largest single cause of death for pregnant women and the leading cause of traumatic foetal injury mortality in the United States." Tummy Shield with the use of its unique patented design is tested to withstand this pressure.
Even at low speed seat belt will cause serious injury to your unborn child. According to research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC), “Pregnant women who are hospitalised following motor vehicle crashes are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, even if they are not seriously injured or not injured at all. These women are at risk for such difficulties as placental abruption, caesarean section and their babies at risk of respiratory distress syndrome and death”.
Tummy Shield is the ONLY product that is carefully designed and crash tested to totally remove seat belt from abdomen area and redirect all pressure to the thigh and pelvis areas during driving or in the event of a crash or sudden braking.
It takes seconds to fit and it can easily be transferred from one vehicle to another. It fits all modern vehicles.
We believe that the Tummy Shield is a vital safety product and we urge all pregnant women to seriously consider it.
