Studies have shown that premature infants are prone to drops in blood oxygen saturation, and apnoea or hypoventilation when restrained in car seats, 2–4 in up to 60% of infants studied.
1 In these seats, the prominent occiput of a preterm infant may push the head forward, particularly during sleep, potentially causing airway obstruction. They may be too big to effectively secure low-birthweight or preterm infants who are discharged home from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), at weights of 1.8–2.5 kg.
Infant car safety seats are used for infants from birth up to 10 kg.
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