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Study Finds Abuse In One Of 43 BabiesWASHINGTON (Reuters) — About one of every 43 American infants is physically abused or neglected annually, and those babies are especially at risk in the first week of their lives, health officials said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its first report on maltreatment of babies up to age 1 that 91,278 of them were physically abused or neglected in 2006. Other new government figures showed that 499 babies up to age 1 were killed in maltreatment cases in 2006. About a third of the maltreated infants, 29,881, were abused or neglected before they were a week old, mostly in their first four days, the centers said. Many of those cases may be linked to maternal drug use, the report said. Physical abuse included beating, kicking, biting, burning and shaking; neglect included abandonment, maternal drug use or failing to meet basic needs like housing, food and clothing, according to the report. Ileana Arias, who leads injury-prevention efforts at the centers, said, “The findings do demonstrate a clear pattern of early neglect and physical abuse that is largely preventable.” Because this is the first data looking at babies to age 1, it is unclear whether abuse is increasing or decreasing, said a centers epidemiologist, Rebecca Leeb. The report said 905,000 American children of all ages were victims of maltreatment in 2006. Maltreatment is the third-leading cause of death of American children under 3, Ms. Arias said. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationSticker Shock in the Organic Aisles...Maker Settles Suit on Device for Hearts... Proposal Gives More Power to F.D.A.... Findings: Juggling Figures, and Justice, in a Doctor’s Trial... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - Study Finds Abuse In One Of 43 Babies |
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