Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition offers a comprehensive and up-to-date
overview of the social psychology of aggression, covering all the relevant major theories …

State and federal policies regarding substance use in pregnancy, specifically whether a
notification to child protective services is required, continue to evolve. To inform practice …

Improving health and well-being of mothers, infants, and children represents a national
public health priority, with emphasis placed on understanding how environmental and social …

The removal of babies at or near birth is a significant health, ethical, personal and social
justice issue affecting many families globally. While sometimes required, it can carry a risk of …

Objective To assess the impact of recent federal statute changes mandating child welfare-
based Plan of Safe Care (POSC) supportive programming and community-based linkages to …

Objective To assess factors impacting child-welfare involvement and child abuse and
neglect outcomes among prenatally substance-exposed infants. Study design This was a …

Background A landmark 2015 trial on early exposure to peanuts led to expert
recommendations for screening and early peanut introduction in high-risk (severe eczema …

Background The necessity of outpatient postpartum care has increased due to shorter
hospital stays. In a health care system, where postpartum care after hospital discharge must …

Objective We aimed to evaluate the risk of infant maltreatment associated with commonly
used criteria for home visiting programmes: young maternal age, maternal adversity …

Background While there are several parenting programs for NICU caregivers, no studies, to
our knowledge, have developed parenting programs aimed at preventing child maltreatment …