I am also an international leader on the safety of pregnant occupants. My research has included measuring the anthropometry of pregnant women to inform seatbelt design, investigation of crashes involving pregnant occupants, development of the MAMA-2B, the pregnant crash test dummy, and tissue testing of placental tissues to improve computational models of pregnant occupants. One paper[1] showing the benefits of seatbelt use to pregnant occupants in crashes based on real-world crash investigations was named editor’s choice in the publication and helped convince physicians to encourage belt use during pregnancy.
[1] Klinich KD, Flannagan CAC, Rupp JD, Sochor MD, Schneider LW, Pearlman MD (2008) Fetal outcome in motor-vehicle crashes: effects of crash characteristics and maternal restraint American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 198:450.e1-450.e9