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Baby Sitters and Shaken Baby Syndrome
A slide show presentation to educate the viewer on how to find a better babysitter. Interviewing, evaluating and training the babysitter on how to work with your child.
SBS Central
The Child Abuse Prevention Network provides an in-depth resource on an especially difficult area in the field of child abuse -- Shaken Baby Syndrome. Resources available is SBS Conference information and list servers related to SBS.
Never, Never Shake a Baby: Seth Douglas Carmichael
Personal story of a victim of Shaken Baby Syndrome whose brain was damaged when he was 10 weeks old.
Archives of Shaken Baby Syndrom Mailing List/Forum
SBS (Shaken Baby Syndrome) Online Forum at St. Johns University.
Peinkofer Associates
A health care consultation agency specializing in Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention and education.
Brittney: Shaken Baby Survivor
Story of a child who survived abuse in daycare. Newspaper articles, photographs, mother's victim impact statement, and links to sites about other cases.
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Dedicated to the support, teaching, and prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Includes highlighted monthly stories from families that have had the experience.
Abusive Head Trauma: The Relationship of Perpetrators to their Victims
Abusers are usually men, most often fathers of the baby or boyfriends of the mother. Female babysitters are also responsible for many cases. Abstract of article published in the journal Pediatrics.
Don't Shake the Baby
Report of a study where new mothers given an information card about how to soothe babies, and the dangers of shaking them, reported that they would be less likely to shake a crying baby.
Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome
American Academy of Pediatrics provides information on preventing shaken baby syndrome. Defining how the serious injuries can occur when an infant or toddler is severely or violently shaken.
Shaken Baby Syndrome: Rotational Cranial Injuries
Technical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Symptoms, methods of diagnosis, other abusive injuries often seen in the same patients, incidence, clinical management, and recommendations for prevention measures.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness
Statistical information regarding SBS as well as ways of coping with a crying baby and information on prevention. Includes symptoms and signs of injury.
The Children of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Features many children, all victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Tells their stories in pictures using quotes and stories submitted by parents or caregivers. Provides useful information and links on SBS.
Canadian Medical Association: Shaken Baby Syndrome in Canada
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospital cases can be found in this research paper.
Devin's Shaken Baby Syndrome Page
Personal story of a shaken baby with information on SBS prevention, signs and symptoms, along with the story of a little boy's struggle with SBS. We hope to educate people on the dangers of SBS with the story of our journey.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Resources, conference information, speaker listings, prevention programs and materials. Located in Ogden, Utah.
Crying is Normal - Never Shake a Baby
Find Shaken Baby Syndrome information and resources including how to deal with a crying baby. Also offers the video, "Crying...What Can I Do? Never Shake A baby".
Shaken Baby Resource Centre
As parents, grandparents and caregivers, we need to become aware of the subtle signs of Shaken Baby Syndrome and to spread what we know to educators and our legislators. This site offers information, resources and a personal story in the authors experience with SBS.
Christian's Shaken Baby Site
He was shaken by his father, resulting in severe disabilities. A poster of him in the ICU was widely distributed to raise SBS awareness. Photographs, newspaper articles, father's prison records.
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
Fact sheets, symptoms, and tips for calming a crying baby. From the New York State Department of Health.
The Matty Eappen Foundation
Dedicated to Matty's short life, and to support Matty's family through this atrocity. There are a great many links related to Shaken Babies Syndrome that can be found here as well as various conference information.
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Offering information on the tragic act of responding to frustration and anger on a small child or infant.
Shaken Baby Task Force
Coping strategies, anger management, and prevention techniques are offered along with a hotline and other resources.
Central Massachusetts Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign
Describes this multidisciplinary approach for reducing death and disability of babies and young children.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Defense
Discusses the possible causes of the symptoms other than abuse, the difficulty of establishing the time of head injuries, and other controversies. Written by an criminal defense attorney specializing in these child abuse cases.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus
Research, materials and clearinghouse for shaken baby syndrome.
The Shaken Baby Alliance
Advocacy web site for shaken baby syndrome children and their families working alongside friends and professionals in a community effort for prevention, support, and justice
Shaken Baby Syndrome
An Australian site with information and informative links regarding SBS.
The Arc: Shaken Baby Syndrome
Diagnostic criteria, US statistics, and prevention strategies. Briefly presents competing ideas on how to prevent it. (Word 2000 formatted document)
Shake the Problem, Not the Baby
The history of concern about shaken-baby syndrome, and an observation that damage may actually come from slamming the baby down after shaking. From the Virtual Naval Hospital: Navy Health Book.
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