Longer looks: New doubts about shaken baby syndrome; arresting the mentally...
A number of reexamined cases in recent years-;aided by new technology and debate among medical experts-;have put proponents of the (Shaken Baby Syndrome) hypothesis on the defensive.
View ArticleStudy finds no link between intervention and state-level rates of shaken baby...
A new evaluation of a statewide shaken baby prevention effort found that the number of calls to a nurse advice line from North Carolina parents who called because of a crying baby were reduced in the...
View ArticleSupportive leadership can help overcome language barriers to educate new...
Language is a key obstacle to meeting guidelines for educating parents of newborns about "shaken baby syndrome"—also called abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT), reports a study in the Journal of Trauma...
View ArticleStudy provides more insights into abusive head injury in small children
Abusive head injury, sometimes referred to as shaken baby syndrome or non-accidental trauma, is the third leading cause of head injuries in small children in the US. For children under the age of 1...
View ArticleStudy shows physicians accept shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma as...
Survey data reveals a high degree of medical consensus that shaking a young child is capable of producing subdural hematoma (a life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain), severe retinal...
View ArticleMany medical specialists accept shaken baby syndrome as valid medical diagnosis
A University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher and colleagues have conducted the first-ever survey of physicians on the validity of "abusive head trauma" as a medical diagnosis.
View ArticleResearchers develop blood test to detect intracranial bleeding in infants...
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed and refined a blood test that could help clinicians identify infants who may have...
View ArticleA combination of sensory stimuli can help soothe crying babies, study reveals
What is the most effective way for parents to soothe their crying babies? A combination of sensory stimuli - by way of swaddling, sound and movement - can help, according to a new study by SEIN, the...
View ArticleDrops containing a specific probiotic strain can reduce colic in infants
Probiotics--or "good bacteria"--have been used to treat infant colic with varying success. In a new trial published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, investigators have shown...
View ArticleFor Republican candidates, talk about moms and babies is a thorny issue
A month before Election Day, as Republicans in Congress dodged questions about a proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) tweeted that he wanted to talk about...
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