infant safety seat

plural infant safety seats

1. Synonym of child safety seat, particularly versions designed for very young children.

   Place the infant safety seat, if at all possible, in the middle of the backseat—the safest spot in the car.

   2008, Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, What to Expect the First Year, Workman Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 139

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   Use an infant safety seat until your child is over 20 pounds and able to sit up alone. Keep your child facing backward as long as possible because it protects him from neck injuries.

   1994, Department of Paediatrics, “Car Safety Seats”, in Infant Health Handbook, Gallup Indian Medical Center, page 22

   Safety programs have targeted parents and children, and laws requiring seat belt use have been enacted. A successful educational program provided computer-assisted video instruction on using an infant safety seat to mothers before leaving the hospital after giving birth.

   2020, Edward P. Sarafino, Timothy W. Smith, David B. King, Anita De Longis, Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, Wiley, →ISBN, page 307

   Synonyms: child safety seat, particularly versions designed for very young children