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  "title": "Infant car seats for very small or premature newborns",
  "question": "Which infant car seats fit a very small or premature newborn?",
  "answer": "Evenflo NurtureMax: The seat is for children from 4 to 22 lb and 17 to 29 in. tall, from birth. A NICU-based car seat technician recommends this seat for 4-pound babies, noting it has small-baby adjustments that parents should make themselves before the baby arrives and that the technician consulted with Evenflo on its preemie fit.\nChicco KeyFit 30 ClearTex: Designed for infants between 4 and 30 pounds and up to 30 inches tall.\nJoie Baby I2320AA: Rear-facing weight range 4-30 lb; height under 30 in and top of child’s head must be at least 1 in below top of restraint; replace after moderate or severe crash; expiration 7 years after purchase; FAA approved without base.\nPEG Perego Primo Viaggio Nido / Primo Viaggio 4-35 Nido K: The manual gives weight limits of 4-35 lbs with LATCH or vehicle belt, 4-22 lbs with vehicle belt without base, and maximum height 32 inches; the store listing says 4-30 lbs (the sources disagree).\nPEG Primo Viaggio Nido: With LATCH, the seat is for children 4-35 lbs.",
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      "value": "With LATCH, the seat is for children 4-35 lbs.",
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