title: Maternal-neonatal incest.
abstract: Among all the forms of child abuse, sexual abuse during infancy is the least often discovered. Three cases of mother-child incest initiated during the neonatal period are described in this paper. The mothers all were estranged from their sexual partners, had demonstrated some confusion regarding sexual identity, and had sought assistance with chemical dependency during pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012934:Social Isolation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders