Credible information on extended rear facing?

[One_Girl]

I am interested in making credible information on extended rear facing, hopefully from a known and somewhat respected agency, available to parents at the facility I work in. I never did the extended rear facing stuff because it wasn't something I knew about with my dd but I think it would be nice to at least let parents know about it from a safety standpoint.

[jillmamma]

Here is the AAP's statement on car seats and safety.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org...rics;109/3/550

If a car safety seat accommodates children rear facing to higher weights, for optimal protection, the child should remain rear facing until reaching the maximum weight for the car safety seat, as long as the top of the head is below the top of the seat back.

Another article on it (from cpssafety.com):
http://www.cpsafety.com/articles/StayRearFacing.aspx

[MacKinnon]

The AAP's Journal article on the importance of rear-facing till 2 is what what I always use when emphasizing this point. http://aapnews.aappublications.org/c...full/30/4/12-a

[an_aurora]

From NHTSA

NTSB

AAP