Are strait jackets still used for adults who can't be calmed down or who are
violent in mental health facilities/prisons? Swaddling of infants strikes
me as a similiar kind of technique. Its about controlling behavior by
restricting freedom of movement. I had always thought that infants (premies
even) use their hands to console themselves, hand-to-mouth, hand to hand.
Swaddling denies self-touch and does not allow the infant to control his/her
environment. Is this a technique that calms a baby or a technique that
punishes a baby for being out of control? I have to agree with Gonneke on
this issue. Valerie W. McClain, IBCLC
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