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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of people have had this... Its stressful but ultimately necessary to have such a system[/quote]

No, it is not necessary to have a system with a hair-trigger for removing kids from the home.

In answer to your question OP - I knew someone who had a false Shaken Baby accusation made against them.  Preemie twins, one had a brain bleed at home that is common in prematurity.  The ER doctor saw this as a per se sign of child abuse and referred to CPS.  This was a wealthy, professional family.  Thankfully they had the resources to fight this, and the babies were never removed from the home to fostercare.  I think the babies went to the grandparents, and one parent (the one who was not home at the time of the brain bleed) was allowed visitation.  Once it was sorted out, the family literally left the US to never return because it was so scarring. [/quote]

I knew a family who, when putting the baby to bed one night, found a bump on the back of his head. Took the child to the ER and the doctor called CPS immediately. They took the child into protective custody for two weeks. They were all interviewed and it turned out the nanny dropped the baby and never told the parents. That family, especially the mother, was traumatized. She quit her job to be a SAHM and they never had another kid. It's awful :([/quote]

I don’t understand. How is CPS in the wrong in any way here? Their investigation turned up that the nanny dropped the baby and never told the parents. If not for CPS and the doctor who called the baby could have suffered from more neglect from that caregiver. I’m sure it was traumatizing but this story illustrates why we need CPS and why we have mandatory reporters. [/quote]

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