Should heavily pregnant ladies drive?

pogofish

I'm probably going to get torn to shreds for this but I am much more concerned about them driving after they have given birth - The postpartum mind can be very strange indeed for a lot of women! :eek:

Mindless_Clone

I didn't drive after about 7 months, but that's because being short I need to be able to reach the pedals and the bump was all front on me. It was just not physically possible.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

i suppose the risks are, that if wearing a seatbelt and under emergency braking could tug into the belly region, causing placenta damage or early birth.

in the event of an accident, an explosive such as an airbag punching you in the guts isnt very good either because the distance is reduced between you and the aribag in your normal driving position plus a tugging from a seatbelt plus impact and shock.

thats not to say i am against women who drive heavily pregnant, your more at risk when in early stages of pregnancy and having an impact or stomach trauma than later on in final stages.

if you want to drive drive! you know the risks.

fred7777

pawsies wrote: »

Well, if they are in a car crash the baby could be severely affected.

Morally, is that right?

As passengers usually come off worse in an accident then if they can't drive they definitely shouldn't be passengers.

They could walk instead but then they might fall and walking the average daily car mileage probably wouldn't be vary healthy when 7 months pregnant so should they stay at home?

As most accidents happen in the home this might not be a good idea what do you suggest?

pulliptears

Should pregnant women leave the house? Perhaps locking them in a padded room for 9 months would be best eh? Obviously room would need to be completely fireproof, and you are going to need a food taster because they could get food poisoning from the food you push through the small hole in the door.

Don't forget you are going to need to veto the midwife when she visits too, she could have germs picked up from anywhere!!

Tobster86

Cousins other half has bore two now and drove on both occasions right up to the birth date. A large comfortable car such as a Volvo helps.

mkirkby

Of course they shouldn't drive.

Neither should all the fat people, thin people, females in general, anyone under 25, anyone over 65, anyone wearing glasses, anyone not born in this country, anyone towing a caravan*, anyone driving a bus and anyone whose name doesn't begin with "M"


*actually that's a serious one...

scotsbob

The "heavily pregnant" has no bearing on the issue. Saudi has this one right, only men can drive on public roads.