Workshop/Seminar Description: |
Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome BC, a program of BC Children’s Hospital is implementing the Period of PURPLE Crying. This is a province-wide change of practice which approaches shaken baby syndrome (SBS) prevention by helping parents and caregivers understand the features of normal infant crying that are frustrating and that can lead to shaking and abuse.
You will learn about the research as to why:
-Shaking is very dangerous
-Colic and crying is normal
-Crying is the most common stimulus to shaking and abuse |