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Auto Safety during Pregnancy
Many women are concerned about driving and using seat belts and shoulder harnesses during pregnancy. Wearing safety restraints dramatically decreases the incidence of injury in an accident. More than 50,000 deaths and 2 million injuries are directly related to auto accidents every year. Wearing a seat belt and shoulder harness can decrease these losses. There is no reason not to drive while you're pregnant, if your pregnancy is normal and you feel OK.

Some women believe using a safety restraint might be harmful to their pregnancy. Here are some common excuses (and our responses) for not using seat belts and shoulder harnesses in pregnancy.

"Using a safety belt will hurt my baby." There is no evidence that seat-belt use will increase the chance of fetal or uterine injury. Your chance of survival with a seat belt is better than without one. Your survival is important to your unborn baby.
“I don't want to be trapped in my car if there is a fire." Few automobile accidents result in fires. Even if a fire did occur, you could probably undo the restraint and escape if you were conscious. Ejection from a car accounts for about 25% of all deaths in automobile accidents. Seat-belt use prevents this.
"I'm a good driver." Defensive driving helps, but it doesn't prevent an accident.
“I don't need to use a safety belt; I'm just going a short distance." Most injuries occur within 25 miles of home.

A few studies have been done on pregnant women who used seat belts. In one California study, only 14% of all pregnant women used seat belts compared to 30% of non pregnant women. We know the lap/shoulder seat-belt system is safe to wear during pregnancy, so buckle up for you and your baby.

In early weeks of pregnancy wearing seat belt there is no problem in it. But in last few weeks of pregnancy it is little complicated to wear it.