Imagine yourself with a brand new child. Holding it in your arms, comforting it, and putting it back to rest in its crib. You go about your day at home when all of a sudden the baby starts to cry very loud and doesn't stop. Starting to get frustrated you walk to where the baby is at and start to shake it so it will be quiet. After about ten seconds it calms down, and then falls asleep again. The baby doesn't cry again for a long time so you go back to check on it about two hours later. You notice the baby isn't moving, breathing, or showing any signs of life. What you don't know is that you just committed a murder called Shaken Baby Syndrome. .
Shaken Baby Syndrome- shaking an infant or young child vigorously by the arms, legs, chest, or shoulders. This forceful shaking can result in brain damage leading to mental retardation, speech, learning disabilities, paralysis, seizures, hearing loss, blindness and even death.
Diagnosing.
Shaken baby syndrome is very difficult to diagnose unless someone who is professionally trained knows what to look for. Physicians often report that infants with possible S.B.S. is brought to a medical facility due to falls, difficulty breathing, seizures, vomiting, consciousness, or choking. These diagnostics usually are from an internal head injury given to the baby by the shaking. To diagnose S.B.S, doctors look for retinal hemorrhages (bleeding in the retinas of the eyes), subdural hematoma (blood in the brain), and increased head size showing excessive fluid in the brain tissues. .
Damage to the spinal cord and broken ribs are also signs of shaken baby syndrome. Tomography and MRI scans can show injuries to the brain, also helping in the diagnosing process. Mild forms of this syndrome can be observed or missed. This is a problem because if the symptoms are missed, they then can worsen over time and not be noticed, causing permanent damage or even death.
Shaken Baby Syndrome is a form of child abuse. ... It is very hard for doctors to diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome. ... More than 2/3 of Shaken Baby Syndrome in New York State were boys." ... That's when the doctors gave a final diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome. (www.devinsbs.com) There are many ways to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. ...
Shaken Baby Syndrome is a form of child abuse. ... It is very hard for doctors to diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome. ... More than 2/3 of Shaken Baby Syndrome in New York State were boys." ... That's when the doctors gave a final diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome. (www.devinsbs.com) There are many ways to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. ...
One form of physical abuse that is very damaging to a child's health is Munchausen's by proxy syndrome, MSPB. ... Another form of physical abuse is shaken baby syndrome. Shaken baby syndrome occurs when a parent or caretaker violently shakes an infant, most often in a fit of rage or frustration with a crying child (49). Shaken baby syndrome is also very dangerous because it causes the delicate veins in a baby's head to tear and bleed eventually leading to swelling in the brain. ...
When the child is born, many signs and symptoms are not to be seen, the baby may seem normal until the brain starts to develop. ... Approximately 4 in every 1000 babies develop cerebral palsy (CDC 2001). ... Therefore, it is important for expecting mothers to maintain very good health before and during the pregnancy, being that the baby will feed off of your body, if you are unhealthy, the baby will be unhealthy as well. ... For those who aren't aware of how to properly carry a child, shaken baby syndrome is also a huge risk in developing cerebral palsy. "Any activity involving possi...
Furthermore, "shaken baby syndrome- has set an alarm across the entire world because of its affect on a newborn child - retardation and even death. But what if that baby was only shaken once and the baby seemed normal? ... Several studies have shown that babies who suffer birth complications are more likely to develop "conduct disorder, delinquency, and commit impulsive crime and violence in adulthood when other psychosocial risk factors are present- (Adrian Raine, 2002, p425). ...
Some teenagers may be so overwhelmed by having a baby in their lives that they now need to care & attend to 24/7. Having a baby is a very stressful time for anyone and more so when you"re a teen. They may feel so stressed and overwhelmed that they abandon the baby or kill it "accidentally." (SBS - Shaken Baby Syndrome is the third highest cause for infant deaths in the U.S) Although not all teens decide to have the baby and some have an abortion. ... This would prevent more teens from having babies they aren't ready to raise at their age. ...
Maltreatment of children is not a new phenomenon. It dates back far into history, as far as the colonial times and even back to biblical times. During the recent years child maltreatment has had an increase in the public's eye. There are many factors to child maltreatment. There are four general...
