@article{ref1,
title="Maternal behaviors associated with smothering: a preliminary descriptive study",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2000",
author="Adshead, Gwen and Brooke, D. and Samuels, Martin P. and Jenner, S. and Southall, David P.",
volume="24",
number="9",
pages="1175-1183",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To describe maternal behavior in 15 women identified as having smothered their children. DESIGN: A descriptive study of maternal behavior and interaction with her child, using videotapes of mother and child together. These were obtained by covert video surveillance in a hospital setting. Maternal behavior was rated using an assessment schedule designed to be used with video. RESULTS: The mothers showed a range of behaviors. Three groups emerged; one whose interaction with the child resembled normal maternal behavior, a second who interacted in a hostile way, and a third who showed a paucity of interaction. CONCLUSION: These preliminary data suggest that smothering may reflect more than one type of abnormal maternal relationship or attitude towards children. This may have implications for treatment and prognosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}