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Shaken baby syndrome
Shaking can kill young babies but studies have shown that 50 per cent of parents are unaware of the dangers of roughly handling a small child. It therefore will come as a surprise for many parents that even just playing roughly with an infant is the equivalent to an adult being attacked by a gorilla.…
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Tagged brain injury, Child abuse, Childhood, Cot, Cry-sis, Family, General Medical Council, Jan Pratt, Jog, Learning disabilities;physical disabilities;seizures, Meningitis, Midwife, Retinal haemorrhage, Roy Meadow, Roy Meadows, Sally Clarke, seizures, Shaken baby syndrome, Sheffield University, Sleep deprivation, Sudden infant death syndrome, Susie Lyons, Trupti Patel, University of Birmingham
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Pregnancy complications for cot death mums
16th December 2005 Women who have a baby who dies from cot death have an increased risk of suffering complications such as premature birth and low birth weight in future pregnancies. Researchers at Cambridge University looked at data on 258,000 women and their babies and say the findings offer a partial explanation as to why recurrent cot deaths occur.…
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Tagged Cambridge University, Childhood, Clarke, Cot, Family, Gordon Smith, Pregnancy, premature birth, Roy Meadow, Sally Clark, SIDS, solicitor, Sudden infant death syndrome
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Do’s and don’ts of shaken baby syndrome
In a recent study, 75 per cent of mothers admitted to smacking a child under a year old and many mums will admit that there are times when the emotional demands of looking after their baby makes them feel like giving them a shake. Susie Lyons is a health visitor and says that sleep deprivation is obviously common,…
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Tagged brain injury, Childhood, Cot, Cry-sis, Family, Jan Pratt, Jog, Roy Meadow, Roy Meadows, Sally Clarke, Shaken baby syndrome, Sleep deprivation, Sudden infant death syndrome, Susie Lyons, Trupti Patel
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More cot deaths at weekends
25 February 2000 MORE babies die from cot death at weekends and holidays, official statistics have revealed. In a study published yesterday, researchers said they discovered that 50 more babies than expected died on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It is believed the increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) could be partly due to routine…
