title: Denied pregnancy.
abstract: Two cases of non-psychotic denied pregnancy are presented and discussed. Following obstetric expertise, the forensic-criminal evaluation should investigate the reported crimes of denied pregnancy associated infanticide or criminal abortion as well as the potential involvement of other persons in these crimes. All this would require close collaboration between obstetricians, psychiatrists and crime investigation experts in the forensic expertise of these criminal offences.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia. dubravko.habek@os.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Dubravko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Habek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007237:Infanticide; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted / Q000523:psychology