Silenced Angels
Subtitle: The Medical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Publisher: Auburn House
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780865693135
Subjects: Child abuse; Children; Family & relationships; Family law; Paediatric medicine; Sociology; Family Law - Children; Social Science; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Abuse - General; Pediatrics; Health & Fitness / General; Domestic Relations - Children; Abuse
First sentence: SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME IS A CONDITION that has only relatively recently been described in the medical literature, and it continues to be missed by health providers.
Description: "Silenced Angels: The Medical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Shaken Baby Syndrome delves into realms of child abuse that have never been explored before in such detail. The book examines how the physical assault of violent shaking on a young body can lead to a lifetime of despair or even death. Every important detail of this tragic form of child abuse is analyzed, providing the reader a more definitive understanding of the condition known as SBS.

This is the first book written exclusively about SBS, which is 100 percent preventable. SBS cases can be frequently misdiagnosed and are more frequently under-investigated and poorly prosecuted, leading to a sense of injustice among families and child abuse prevention advocates.".

"The author breaks through the barriers of miscomprehension, misdiagnosis, and misrepresentation that typically lead to further tragedy and injustice in SBS-related cases. Advocates for child abuse prevention will gain greater information about SBS to further their cause of establishing hospital and community-based prevention and education programs. Parents and family members of SBS victims will find this book indispensable when seeking medical and legal assistance with their cases."--BOOK JACKET.