‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’: child protection issues when children sustain a subdural haemorrhage

Cobley, Cathy and Sanders, Tom (2003) ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’: child protection issues when children sustain a subdural haemorrhage. Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law, 25 (2). pp. 101-119. ISSN 0964-9069

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in both professional and public awareness of the incidence of a condition commonly referred to as ‘shaken baby syndrome’. One of the most common markers of the syndrome is the detection of a subdural haemorrhage (SDH) in an infant. This paper is based on the results of a 2-year research study on the legal and social consequences which arise when children sustain a subdural haemorrhage. The study, which was funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is based on data collected from medical, police, social services and court records of sixty-eight children under the age of 2 years, who were diagnosed with a SDH between 1992 and 1998 in Wales and South West England.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Shaken Baby Syndrome, subdural haemorrhage, empirical research, case series study, child protection, recommendations
Subjects:	L500 Social Work
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2019 10:32
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2019 23:46
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/38024

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