TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Analysis of child abuse cases admitted in pediatric service in Japan. I. Two types of abusive process in low birth-weight infants
JO  - Acta paediatrica Japonica
A1  - Tanimura, M.
A1  - Matsui, I.
A1  - Kobayashi, N.
SP  - 248
EP  - 254
VL  - 37
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0374-5600
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -