NEVER SHAKE YOUR BABY
Sep 18, 2020
4 minutes
BY VANESSA PAPAS
It’s 2am. You’re dog tired, and your ears are ringing from the incessant crying that’s echoing in your head. Baby is awake. Again!
You’d never hurt your bundle of joy. But, for just a split second, you’d trade the world for a moment’s peace and quiet. It’s in these dark hours when even the most doting and loving parent can easily snap.
Abusive head trauma, commonly known as shaken baby syndrome (SBS), is caused when an adult forcefully shakes ababy or toddler, often in an attempt to get them to stop crying. Because infants’ neck muscles aren’t well developed and provide little support for their
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