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Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in car safety seats

Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in standard car safety seats, warn researchers in this week's BMJ.Infant car safety seats are vital to protect young infants from injury and death in motor vehicle accidents, write Professor Alistair Gunn and Colleagues.

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