Shaken baby syndrome: A moment of frustration, a lifetime of damage

Thousands of babies suffer brain damage every year as a result of the so-called shaken baby syndrome, according to experts. Photo: dpa/Franziska Kraufmann

When a baby cries a lot, parents often feel inadequate, powerless and lonely. For some, this causes an impulse to forcefully shake the child – but this behaviour can have disastrous consequences.

Thousands of babies suffer brain damage every year as a result of the so-called shaken baby syndrome, according to experts.