Title
Prevalentie van gedragingen van ouders om het huilen van zuigelingen te verminderen die kunnen leiden tot mishandeling [Prevalence of parental behaviour to diminish the crying of infants that may lead to abuse]
Author
Reijneveld, S.A.
van der Wal, M.F.
Brugman, E.
Hira Sing, R.A.
Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P.
Publication year
2004
Abstract
Objective. To estimate the prevalence of parental actions to stop infant crying that may threaten infant health, and to determine specific risk groups regarding these actions. Design. Descriptive. Method. Before their visit to a well-baby clinic in the Netherlands, parents of 3345 infants aged 1-6 months (96.5% response) filled out an anonymous questionnaire on actions that they undertook to stop their child crying. Results. At 6 months, 5.6% (95% confidence interval: 4.2-7.0%) of all the parents reported having smothered, slapped, or shaken their infant at least once because of its crying. The highest risks for detrimental parental actions were run by infants of parents from non-industrialised countries, of parents with no or only a part-time job, and of parents who had judged their infant's crying as excessive. Conclusion. Clinicians should be aware of the observed risk factors for abuse of young children known to cry a lot, in order to help parents to cope with this crying.
Subject
Health
Adult
Confidence interval
Coping behavior
Developing country
High risk population
Parental behavior
Risk factor
Shaken baby syndrome
Work
Child Abuse
Crying
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Infant, Newborn
Male
Netherlands
Parents
Prevalence
Questionnaires
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TNO identifier
238090
ISSN
0028-2162
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 148 (45), 2227-2230
Document type
article