Infant in Car Safety Seat (IMAGE)

University of Maryland Medical Center

Infant in Car Safety Seat

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A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found wide variations throughout the United States in the way hospitals ensure that premature or low birth weight infants can breathe safely in a car seat before discharging them.

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