Prenatal road-safety awareness: a multicenter study
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Martínez Martín E, González López B, García Rebollo MA, Sánchez Sánchez J, Martínez Galán P, Macarro Ruiz D. Conciencia de seguridad vial prenatal: un estudio multicéntrico. Matronas hoy 2014; 2(1):6-14.
Authors
1Eduardo Martínez Martín, 2Beatriz González López, 3Miguel Ángel García Rebollo, 4Judith Sánchez Sánchez, 5Paloma Martínez Galán, 6Dolores Macarro Ruiz
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1 Matrón de especializado en el Hospital General de Segovia2 Matrona de Área de la Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Toledo del Área 13 Matrón de la Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Cáceres del Centro de Salud de Almaraz 4 Matrona de Atención Primaria en el Centro de Salud María Angeles López Gómez en Leganés-Madrid5 Matrona de Especializada en el Hospital Virgen de la Salud en Toledo6 Matrona de Especializada en el Hospital de Coria en Cáceres
Contact email: edumartinez25@hotmail.com
Abstract
ntroduction: In a traffic accident, injuries suffered by a pregnant woman result also in a risk for fetal injuries. In our country, no data are available on accident rates in pregnant women. Although, in general terms, women use safety belts more commonly than men, pregnant women tend to use it less commonly as a result of the wrong belief that safety belts could cause fetal injury or death should a collision occur.
Purpose: To assess the existing knowledge and the need for training on road-safety.
Material and methods: An observational descriptive study on the existing knowledge on road-safety and safety device use among first-trimester pregnant women.
Results: Driving is allowed during pregnancy, buy only 75% of women report they can drive until term. About 88% of pregnant women believe airbags are dangerous for fetuses; 91.66% know safety belt use is compulsory and 89% report a wrong positioning. Existence of this specific device is known by 60%.
Conclusion: Most women use safety belt during pregnancy, but a wrong use is highly prevalent. In spite of national recommendations, no current improvement has been found in knowledge on right safety belt use. The present study shows the need for educational efforts aimed at improving belt use. In prenatal stages, information appears to be an effective measure, with midwives being a potential health agent conveying such information input.
Keywords:
Road-safety; safety belt; motor vehicle accident; pregnancy; maternal education
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Conciencia de seguridad vial prenatal: un estudio multicéntrico
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