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No parent wants to shake their baby, but event a second of overwhelming stress can lead to devastating consequences, according to Andrea Prieto, health educator with the Salt Lake County Health Department. Prieto explains that shaking a baby can cause “brain injuries… because the baby is so small” and may lead to “blindness, even death, and permanent neurologic disabilities.”
The conversation also focuses on the “period of purple crying,” a normal developmental phase when some infants may cry for hours, despite being healthy.
Parents should remember the period of PURPLE crying. P means peak of crying, U is unexpected, R means resists soothing, the second P is for pain-like face, L is for long lasting, and E for evening.
