Selected perinatal factors and child abuse.
A matched pair case-control study was conducted to compare birth weights, gestations, and length of hospital stay (LOS) of 532 children subsequently reported as physically abused with comparable data from a group of control children matched on age, sex, race, and maternal education. Our results indicated a moderate association between both low birthweight and very short gestation with physical abuse. Results for LOS were inconclusive.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D008423:Maternal Age; D010290:Parents; D012306:Risk