Motor Vehicle Safety During Pregnancy

vol. 6 • no. 3 Injuries during pregnancy not only result in adverse maternal outcomes, but even minor maternal injuries can be life threatening to the fetus. Abstract: Motor vehicle crashes during pregnancy are the leading cause of traumatic fetal mortality and serious maternal injury, morbidity, and mortality in the United States, injuring approximately 92 500 pregnant women each year. Little is known about the circumstances surrounding these crash events and the materna