Education by maternity nurses and prevention of abusive head trauma

Altman, Robin L.

Education by maternity nurses and prevention of abusive head trauma Robin L. Altman, Jennifer Canter, Patricia A. Patrick, Nancy Daley, Neelofar K. Butt - American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011 - Pediatrics .

Pediatrics, 2011, 128(5): e1164 -e1172

This programme was delivered in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. The educational program, which was delivered by maternity nurses, included a leaflet explaining abusive head trauma (“shaken baby syndrome”) and how to prevent it, an 8-minute video on the subject, and a statement signed by parents acknowledging receipt of the information and agreeing to share it with others who will care for the infant. The authors report that: The decrease from 2.8 injuries per year (14 cases in 5 years) to 0.7 injuries per year (2 cases in 3 years) represents a 75.0% reduction (P = .03).


CHILDREN
FATHERS
INFANTS
MOTHERS
PARENTING
PROGRAMMES
PHYSICAL ABUSE
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
PREVENTION
CHILD ABUSE


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