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New mom Natasha Crawford happily watched a DVD on purple crying during a pre-natal class.

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The DVD is something all new parents get at Victoria General Hospital. This month thereB次元官网网址檚 a toque to serve as a safety reminder as part of the Purple Crying campaign. The goal is to remind parents that itB次元官网网址檚 safer to leave a crying baby in a safe place and walk away for a few minutes than to lose your cool and shake him or her out of frustration.

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Volunteers from across the province put knitting needles to the grindstone stitching toques for hospitals across B.C. B次元官网网址� 160 knit caps came to Victoria General.

Charlotte El-Agav, a program co-ordinator at the Ministry of Health, was among the knitters. She knows first hand how tough it is to deal with a wailing baby.

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Unfortunately neither is shaken baby syndrom. VGH pediatrician Roxana Bolaria has seen two cases in her 11 years at this hospital.

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