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A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy

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  1. first-must-burn
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    I didn't read the article because I'm not in a good place to take it in right now, but I still remember the shaken baby syndrome video they made us watch just hours before sending us home. We had...

    I didn't read the article because I'm not in a good place to take it in right now, but I still remember the shaken baby syndrome video they made us watch just hours before sending us home. We had been in the hospital for 3 days and were exhausted and stressed out.

    The video included warnings about the risks from both parents and other caregivers. It nearly put me over the edge. I felt like if I couldn't trust myself or anyone else with the baby, and how were we going to manage?

    In the end we got home, (eventually) slept, and the fear faded as we learned the ins and outs of parenting a newborn. But definitely one of the more traumatic experiences of the experience for me.

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  2. DefiantEmbassy
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    Saw this on Hacker News, and found it quite interesting. From a scientific perspective, and the emotional truama of having your child taken away because of faulty knowledge. A new fear for...

    Saw this on Hacker News, and found it quite interesting. From a scientific perspective, and the emotional truama of having your child taken away because of faulty knowledge. A new fear for whenever I enter parenthood...

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