Prediction and prevention of child abuse and neglect
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Postpartum Care and Long-Term Health Considerations
2016, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem PregnanciesExploring the controversy in child abuse pediatrics and false accusations of abuse
2016, Legal MedicineCitation Excerpt :The caregiver is assumed by the child abuse pediatricians to (1) have “snapped” under the speculative stress of common child care occurrences (often with zero evidence of prior such behavior), (2) then shook the baby in an abusive way, and (3) in the absence of a confession, was declared, or inferred to be, a liar who was concocting a story to try to cover acts of abuse [13,15]. In spite of no real evidence of “snapping” occurring among experienced or loving caregivers in the social science literature, and in spite of studies showing how improbable it is [16], the concept of snapping and shaking, integral to almost all accusations of child abuse, continued to go unquestioned by authorities, even those who normally demonstrated better informed investigative instincts (e.g. the police). Social histories of defendants who were exemplary for love and caring were considered irrelevant; “anyone can snap” was the rationale.
Investigating the possibility and probability of perinatal subdural hematoma progressing to chronic subdural hematoma, with and without complications, in neonates, and its potential relationship to the misdiagnosis of abusive head trauma
2013, Legal MedicineCitation Excerpt :Failure to consider the role of PSDH and CSDH in accidents or medical problems as a cause of prior bleeding, increased ICP, hygroma, acute bleeding and RH, can result in a misdiagnose of abuse by amalgamating nonspecific findings that are individually and collectively scientifically unreliable indicators of abuse; the so called “constellation” of findings. Reliance on nonspecific findings, in undefined and variable combinations, is not likely to lead to an accurate diagnosis, especially when the accused caregivers are in very low risk categories to abuse [45]. If, and when, the relationship of PSDH to CSDH is disregarded, and abuse becomes a default misdiagnosis, legal action begins.
Getting prevention right: Maintaining the status quo is not an option
2005, Child Abuse and NeglectLay therapy intervention with families at risk for parenting difficulties: The Kempe Community Caring Program
2001, Child Abuse and NeglectMaternal postpartum behaviors and mother-infant relationship during the first year of life
2001, Journal of PediatricsCitation Excerpt :All infants were given to their mothers shortly after birth, at which time a trained observer videotaped the initial maternal-infant interaction for the first 10 minutes. The tape was later scored for maternal behaviors with the use of an instrument, which we termed The Postpartum Parenting Behavior Scale (see Appendix), the components of which were chosen in part based on aspects of early maternal-infant interaction described by previous investigators.6,7,17 For this and all other instruments used, two trained observers scored all tapes, and any differences were reconciled by discussion and consensus, usually with a third impartial rater.