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ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY‐SEVEN CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Author(s) -
Ryan M. G.,
Davis A. A.,
Oates R. K.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb107687.x
Subject(s) - neglect , child abuse , suicide prevention , medicine , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , psychiatry , psychology , pathology
The case histories of 187 abused and neglected children, admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children over a three‐year‐period, were reviewed. Multiproblem families from the lower socioeconomic groups predominated, reflecting the hospital's geographic catchment area. Eight children died and 30 were made state wards. A high proportion of mothers described problems during the pregnancy, a difficult delivery and neonatal problems. The majority of parents in this study were married and had small families. First‐born male infants of young isolated mothers were found to be at greatest risk of child abuse and neglect.