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Parents sometimes try to stop the crying baby by shaking the baby. We recommend that this is not done to excess, because it can lead to shaken baby syndrome (SBS). Shaken baby syndrome or shaken baby syndrome is a term used to describe one form of violence in infants due to shake it too hard. Often this happens because the parents feel upset her baby would not stop crying or continue to whine.

This condition usually occurs in infants younger than 1 year can result in severe and permanent brain injury, spinal injury, bleeding in the eye (retinal hemorrhage) even until death.

Statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention United States (CDC), the victim of shaken baby syndrome is generally 3-8 months old, and about 25 percent died due to injuries. Quoted from Medicinenet, Monday (2 / babies have very weak neck muscles as well as having a heavy head and big for his size. In addition there is space between the skull and brain that allow for brain development in infants. If the baby is experiencing shocks that hard, it can cause brain moves inside the skull causing bruising and tearing of brain tissue blood vessels. In general, injuries that arise, including bleeding around the brain, bleeding in the eye and spinal cord as well as injury to the neck. However, in some cases are occasionally found a broken rib or other fractures. Usually the wounds caused by this syndrome is not directly visible. But some babies sometimes have vomiting or become irritable.

These symptoms occur because of increased pressure within the brain due to bleeding or swelling. Other symptoms that may occur was lethargy, shortness of breath and convulsions.  Infants who suffered injuries from this syndrome requires emergency treatment, including rescue breathing and also surgery.

In addition, babies often require blood drying around the brain to reduce injury, and other care needs including eye exams (opthalmologic) and nerve (neurological). But that does not mean that this condition can not be prevented, there are several things that must be considered by parents and babysitters to prevent shaken baby syndrome, namely:

1. Try not to shake babies or small children.
2. Avoid holding the baby during the argument.
3. Avoid disciplining or soothe infants and children when parents are angry.
4. If parents can not control his emotions, try to rest a moment and let the baby be handled by other family members or friends.

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