Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment in Military Families Across the First Two Years of Life

Military families are exposed to a unique constellation of risk factors, which may impact maltreatment outcomes. The present study examined prospective relationships between demographic, health, birth-related, and military-specific risk factors identified prior to a child’s birth on their risk for m...

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Published inChild maltreatment Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 209 - 220
Main Authors Sullivan, Kathrine S., Richardson, Sabrina, Ross, Abigail, Cederbaum, Julie A., Pflieger, Jacqueline, Abramovitz, Lisa, Bukowinski, Anna, Stander, Valerie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2023
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Abused children
Advocacy
Armed forces
Child
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Childbirth & labor
Children
Cohort analysis
Cohort Studies
Discrete time
Families & family life
Female
Health research
Health services
Health status
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Military Family
Military personnel
Parents & parenting
Perinatal factors
Pregnancy
Premature Birth
Prevention programs
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Support services
maltreatment
military
early childhood
survival analysis
child
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Summary:Military families are exposed to a unique constellation of risk factors, which may impact maltreatment outcomes. The present study examined prospective relationships between demographic, health, birth-related, and military-specific risk factors identified prior to a child’s birth on their risk for maltreatment in the first two years of life. Data from the Millennium Cohort Study, Department of Defense (DoD) operational records and Family Advocacy Program data on met-criteria maltreatment, and Birth and Infant Health Research program data on suspected maltreatment were linked for 9076 service member parents. Discrete time survival analysis showed that preterm birth increased risk of maltreatment while parents’ older age, physical health, and service in the Navy or Air Force decreased risk. Building on DoD’s New Parent Support Program, findings suggest the need for universal and targeted prevention efforts, beginning during pregnancy, which limit or eliminate risk factors for maltreatment in military families.
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ISSN:1077-5595
1552-6119
DOI:10.1177/10775595221088198