How to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome is defined as violence against young children (usually infants) caused by the movement of the harsh shocks that cause damage to blood vessels in the brain, and cause nerve and brain damage.

According to Susan Palmer, Ph.D., Project Director Department of Research and Program Services, shaken baby syndrome is caused by the way you hand too hard on the baby. When hand or shaken, the baby’s head moves forward and backward during the period of 50-20 seconds. Shortly indeed, but the consequences is fatal. Why? This can cause bleeding in the head and increase pressure on the brain. Consequently, the brain is damaged and the baby was injured. If your emotions as it shook uncontrollably, the strength increased 50-10 times than the baby slipping or falling.

Because of the dangers of this behavior shaking a baby, the American Academy of Pediatrics classifies this as an act of child abuse.

How to prevent shaken baby syndrome? You should:

1. Not shake children under two years for any reason.
2. Make sure the people around you know the dangers of child too hard rock.
3. When carrying or play, make sure the baby’s head well maintained.
4. Rather than shaking it out loud when the baby cries, it’s better to stroke with affection.
5. Not be throwing the baby into the air to be captured again.
6. Not play swing-swing in the knee.
7. Not run when carrying a baby on back or shoulders.
8. Not twirling children by holding his ankles.

With the correct knowledge about infant care, and supported by a positive relationship of parents, of course, we can prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome.