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Just speculating... airplane seatbelts don't restrain the torso of the adult, so any strong forward motion could potentially injure or kill the baby restrained in such a manner?

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A critical function of a seatbelt is to protect others in the cabin from a flying body tumbling about, in addition to being protecting the person buckled up.

Well that would have to be included: a shoulder belt as part of the system. This would keep the parent’s body from pitching forward and harming the baby.

It wouldn’t need to be on every seat. It could be something extra they attach to your seat when you bring your baby on board.

Car-styled seatbelts with shoulder restraints already exist in newer business class seats. The shoulder but detaches too so you only have a lap belt when lying down.

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