Critical to any parent’s efforts to safeguard their children is the car seat, including seat installation, use and maintenance. Unfortunately, proper seat installation falls to the bottom of our new baby to do list.

According to Safe Kids Worldwide, an international nonprofit organization formed to prevent unintentional childhood injuries, more than 80 percent of safety seats are not installed correctly.

Don’t wait. Check out our Resources section for FREE car seat inspection resources. Or call Saint Alphonsus or Saint Luke’s to find out who provides car seat inspections. If your little one isn’t due for a few more months, stop by one of the FREE baby-seat inspection events hosted by BabiesRUs. For example, there’s a SafeKids Buckle Up event on April 12.

Read about the results of a properly installed car seat in this article from Escondido, CA.

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