A new study shows that paid time off for new parents is linked with a reduction in cases
of abusive head trauma in infants.
Dr. Klevens and her colleagues measured child maltreatment using inpatient admissions data
for abusive head trauma in children under age two between 1995 and 2013.
Shaken Baby Syndrome, also known
as Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), is a form of severe abuse resulting from the violent shaking of a baby's head or from the shaking of a baby so that its head hits a hard object.
These actions include the implementation of home visiting programs, and strategies that prevent child sexual abuse, bullying, and
abusive head trauma before they ever occur.And yet, while we choose to embrace so many thingsthat children need to thrive, early learning, health care, and home environments that are stable and loving, we still accept the existence of cultural norms that have the potential to undermine all of these wonderful advances.
A Penn State College of Medicine research project to study use of a screening tool for
pediatric abusive head trauma will be supported by a $ 7.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to Penn State.
In North Carolina, we may not have shown a decrease, but there was no increase in rates
of abusive head trauma.»
Abusive head trauma: How to protect your baby.
Other programs that have shown promise include Triple P and hospital - based education programs to prevent
abusive head trauma and enhanced paediatric care.
Abusive head trauma (AHT) and shaken baby syndrome usually refer to the same thing.
Read more about shaken baby syndrome, which is a form of
abusive head trauma.
On November 3, 2011, KPTI partnered with the Emergency Department at Tufts Medical Center and the Massachusetts Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Center to hold a one day conference addressing the problems of shaken baby syndrome, a form of
abusive head trauma.
Association of a postnatal parent education program for
abusive head trauma with subsequent pediatric abusive head trauma hospitalization rates.
Abusive head trauma is 100 % preventable.
In
any abusive head trauma case, the duration and force of the shaking, the number of episodes, and whether impact is involved all affect the severity of the child's injuries.
«Claims of substantial controversy within the medical community about shaken baby syndrome and
abusive head trauma have created a chilling effect on child protection hearings and criminal prosecutions,» says Sandeep Narang, MD, JD, lead author on the study, Division Head of Child Abuse Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Child Abuse at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Recent media reports and judicial decisions have called into question the general acceptance among physicians of shaken baby syndrome and
abusive head trauma.
Eighty - eight percent of respondents stated that shaken baby syndrome is a valid diagnosis, while 93 percent affirmed the diagnosis of
abusive head trauma.
However, the study, published Oct. 26, 2015 in JAMA Pediatrics, did not find a statistically significant reduction in the number of
abusive head trauma (AHT) or «shaken baby» cases in North Carolina during the same period.
«There are many reasons that we may not have shown a decrease in rates of
abusive head trauma, including the recession, the fact that this is a rare problem, and other factors that we did not observe,» Zolotor said.
Four previous studies have shown the recession to be associated with increased rates of
abusive head trauma.
As one of the of the center's research projects, Dr. Kent P. Hymel, a child abuse pediatrician at Penn State Children's Hospital, will lead eight pediatric intensive care units from across the country in a randomized clinical trial designed to assess the impact of a novel screening tool for pediatric
abusive head trauma.
Other programs that have shown promise include Triple P and hospital - based education programs to prevent
abusive head trauma and enhanced paediatric care.
I hope someone will take a detailed look at all the bruising studies in children and come up with a clinical prediction rule soon, similar to what is in place for pediatric
abusive head trauma.
In partnership with Yolo County birthing hospitals, distribution of Period of PURPLE Crying materials, which educate new parents about Shaken Baby Syndrome /
Abusive Head Trauma, baby safety, dealing with crying babies, and self - care during the stressful first months.
Professional Development Training for Infant and Toddler Caregivers Texas AgriLife Extension Service & Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Offers free online training to child care providers, including topics on child development, nutrition, health and safety, routines and environments, challenging behaviors, communicating with families, and
abusive head trauma.
This article presents the Mark Dias model of preventing
abusive head trauma.
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This goal of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of Period of PURPLE Crying on preventing
abusive head trauma (AHT) in infants.
He is a nationally and internationally recognized expert who regularly lectures in the areas of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and
abusive head trauma (shaken baby), child custody litigation, expert witness testimony, courtroom psychology and trial procedures.