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Current guidelines say children less than one year old or lighter than 20 pounds should be in rear-facing seats. It reduces the risk of injury in a car accident.
But a new study in the "British Medical Journal" suggests children up to the age of four are safest if placed in rear-facing seats as well.
Child safety experts overwhelmingly applaud the recommendations by British researchers.
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