Parent Education by Maternity Nurses and Prevention of Abusive Head Trauma
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Parent education by maternity nurses and prevention of abusive head trauma.
OBJECTIVE A consortium of the 19 community hospitals and 1 tertiary care children's hospital that provide maternity care in the New York State Hudson Valley region implemented a program to teach parents about the dangers of shaking infants and how to cope safely with an infant's crying. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the program in reducing the frequency of shaking injuries. METHOD...
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عنوان ژورنال: PEDIATRICS
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3260