@article{ref1,
title="Evaluating pregnant occupant restraints: the effect of local uterine compression on the risk of fetal injury",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="2004",
author="Duma, Greg G. and Stitzel, Joel D. and Moorcroft, David M. and Duma, Stefan M.",
volume="48",
number="",
pages="103-114",
abstract="In order to develop effective restraint systems for the pregnant occupant, injury criteria for determining fetal injury risk must be developed. This study presents computer simulations of a 30 week pregnant occupant that illustrate the importance of local uterine compression on the risk of fetal injury. Frontal impact simulations with a range of velocities and belt positions were used to identify the best correlation between local uterine compression and peak strain measured at the uterine-placental interface. It is suggested that future pregnant dummy development and specifically pregnant injury criteria should be based on local uterine compression relative to the placental attachment location.",
language="",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}