Shaking Your Baby Can Kill

SBS- Do not Allow this to Happen to You

Shaken baby syndrome is a compilation of symptoms that result from violent shaking. The following are some of those symptoms:

Symptoms: Symptoms of this syndrome include...

- decreased appetite

- inability to properly suck or swallow

- throwing up

- touchiness

- lethargy

- convulsions

- inability to lift or turn head

- pupils different sizes

- having a hard time breathing

- no smiling

- coma

Long Term Effects: Shaken baby syndrome is very serious. Shaking a baby can result in...

- learning disabilities

- physical disabilities

- ribcage fractures

- seizures

- blindness

- brain damage

- death: 1/4 victims die

Just think what a baby must feel looking to the eyes of a parent that they love as they are being forcefully shaken. Imagine the fear and bewilderment that the child would feel. Do not allow your baby to be a casualty of shaken baby syndrome. 50% of victims are shaken by their natural parents. Almost 80% of the offenders are male and 60% of the victims are male.

Prevention and Coping: The first step in prevention is educating anyone who cares for an infant or child. Remember, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SHAKE A BABY. If you become upset with your baby, set baby on the floor and leave the room. Once you have settled down then go back and care for the baby. Attempt to fill the child�s fundamental needs; feed and burp the baby and then check the diaper. If these things don't calm the crying, try a few of these methods:

- wrap the baby in a blanket

- provide a pacifier

- go on a walk with the baby

- get a noisy toy

- take the baby on a walk in a stroller

- ask someone you trust to come babysit for awhile

Shaking a baby is a choice that you make. SBS is preventable. Do not EVER shake a baby. Do not permit a fleeting moment of frustration to result in murder.

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