@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of child abuse cases admitted in pediatric service in Japan. I. Two types of abusive process in low birth-weight infants",
journal="Acta paediatrica Japonica",
year="1995",
author="Tanimura, M. and Matsui, I. and Kobayashi, N.",
volume="37",
number="2",
pages="248-254",
abstract="A very high rate (43.0%) of low birth-weight (LBW) was shown in 331 abused/neglected cases reported from pediatric clinics of major hospitals in Japan. Of 87 LBW cases, 82.8% had medical problems and/or unsatisfactory reunion after non-home care and were abused at a particular age when each of the problems may have caused difficulties in caring. Two types of processes to abuse these intractable LBW were estimated: (i) abusers with psychiatric, mental problems or poor knowledge abused their children during the first 2 years, presumably because of an inability in child rearing; and (ii) abusers with neurosis or abnormal personality abused at ages over 2 years, complained of difficulties with rearing their children, and were suspected to be unable to cope with the difficulties. In both types, a combination of child and parental problems increased at risk. Obstetricians and neonatologists, who first encounter both high-risk mothers while pregnant and LBW, should give due care to the prevention of child abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0374-5600",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}