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If a baby likes to be rocked back & forth in car seat fast can it cause shaken baby syndrome? keeping in mind that her head is not bouncing around.
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No: Gentle rocking motions do not cause shaken baby syndrome. A baby must be shaken violently to get that.
Answered 9/21/2014
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