Even mild shakes can harm baby, experts say Angered caretakers urged to walk away

From: The Boston Globe | Date: February 8, 1997| Author: Jordana Hart, Globe Staff | Copyright information

Shaking a crying baby out of anger or frustration can lead to its death, mental retardation, or blindness, and child specialists urge parents and others to walk away from babies rather than risk hurting them.

"If you are holding a baby and getting angry because the baby won't stop crying, put the baby down in a safe place and walk away" until you are calm or have called someone for help, said Jacy Showers, director of the Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Plus program in Pueblo, Colo.

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