title: Changing hospital childbirth practices: a developmental perspective on prevention of child maltreatment.
abstract: This paper proposes that childbirth be viewed as a social, rather than just a physiological or even psychological, event. It proposes a program--within a broader community approach to child protection, child welfare, and family development--aimed at altering hospital policies and practices so that the birth of a child is treated as a more family-centered procedure.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk