Maternity wards to coach parents: Don't shake baby
Babies cry. It's normal. If you think you might lose your cool, put the baby in a crib and walk away.
Investigators keep case alive
Investigators who blame Chrishon Morings' soldier father for his death refuse to let the criminal probe into the boy's death rest.
Infants' brain bleeding might not mean abuse
Minor intracranial bleeding is somewhat common in newborns, MRI scans show.
Man gets no prison time in son's death
Jessie Ullom took responsibility Thursday for shaking his son Christian Norris so violently that the child was blind and never walked or talked in the 2 1/2 years he survived afterward.
Survivor clings to life
Darlene Cogdill copes with an uncertain future to care for 9-year-old Hailey Arrington. The girl suffers from shaken baby syndrome.
A moment of violence, a child's life destroyed
Most folks in Sanford knew of Lyiah Davis' arrival in January 1999. She was the first baby of the year, and the local paper captured her picture for the front page. Her parents and a great-aunt beam for the photographer; Lyiah is bundled in a blanket, cradled by her mother. Five months later, Lyiah's obituary ran on Page 12 of the newspaper.
Report draws on state data
To identify children who died of shaken baby syndrome from 1999 through 2003, The News & Observer used data from the state Child Fatality Prevention Team.
