Maternal-neonatal incest

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 sex...

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Published inAmerican journal of orthopsychiatry Vol. 56; no. 4; p. 577
Main Authors Chasnoff, Ira J, Burns, William J, Schnoll, Sidney H, Burns, Kayreen, Chisum, Gay, Kyle-Spore, Linda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1986
Subjects
Adult
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - etiology
Female
Humans
Incest
Infant, Newborn
Loneliness
Male
Mother-Child Relations
Social Isolation
Substance-Related Disorders
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0002-9432
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03490.x