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Here are some relevant links for further information on extended rear-facing:

Crash Test – Forward vs. Rear Facing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIeExpDLDA

British Medical Journal advise use of rear facing car seats for children under 4 yrs old.
http://www.bmj.com/content/338/bmj.b1994.full

Injury prevention - Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection
http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/13/6/398.abstract

American Academy of Pediatrics change guidelines to say keep children rear facing up to the age of 2yrs.
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/carseat2011.htm

Rear Facing – UK website offering advice to parents on the safety benefits of rear facing car seats:
http://www.rearfacing.co.uk/

NHS News – doctors have called for children to use rear facing car seats.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/06June/Pages/CarSeatWarning.aspx

Rear-Facing Car Safety Seats: Getting the Message Right
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/121/3/619.full

How Long Should Children Ride Facing in the Back of the Car asks SafetyBeltSafe USA.
http://www.carseat.org/Resources/633.pdf

NHTSA say to keep your 1 to 3 yr old children in a REAR-FACING car seat for as long as possible.
http://www.nhtsa.gov/ChildSafety/step2

Rear-Facing VS. Forward-Facing – by Kathleen Weber, Director, Child Passenger Protection Research Programme, University of Michigan Medical School.
http://www.carseatsite.com/rear-face_article.htm

Independent website aiming to provide parents with information on the safe installation of child safety restraints.
http://www.car-safety.org/rearface.html

Safety for the growing child – experiences from Swedish Accident Data.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv19/05-0330-O.pdf

Safety Standards UK
http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/standards/r4403.htm

NZ child restraints, a non funded charity, explains the safety benefits of rear facing.
http://www.childrestraints.co.nz/rearfacing.htm

New Zealand educational resource for parents responsible for transporting infants and young children in motor vehicles.
http://www.childrestraintsafety.com/rear-facing.html

 

Test Results

Swedish:

testfakta.se test
http://www.testfakta.se/Mediaarkiv/Dokument/article11487.ece/BINARY/13864.pdf

2007 Smartson.se
http://www.smartson.se/test/barn/bilbarnstolar-stora-starka-och-sakra.htm

Useful links2005 Smartson.se
http://www.smartson.se/test/barn/bilbarnstol-for-sakerhets-skull.htm

NTF Market Overview
http://www.ntf.se/konsument/bilbarnstolar.asp#listtop

English:

2009 Which Report
http://www.which.co.uk/baby-and-child/baby-transport/reviews/child-car-seats/

German:

2011 ADAC Test Results
http://www.adac.de/infotestrat/tests/kindersicherung/kindersitz-test/default.aspx