@article{0b83c4ed181d438abddb8637f16b78ab,
title = "Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment in Military Families Across the First Two Years of Life",
abstract = "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{\textquoteright}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{\textquoteright} older age, physical health, and service in the Navy or Air Force decreased risk. Building on DoD{\textquoteright}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.",
keywords = "child, early childhood, maltreatment, military, survival analysis",
author = "Sullivan, {Kathrine S.} and Sabrina Richardson and Abigail Ross and Cederbaum, {Julie A.} and Jacqueline Pflieger and Lisa Abramovitz and Anna Bukowinski and Valerie Stander",
note = "Funding Information: Authors on this paper are military service members or employees of the U.S. Government. This work was prepared as part of their official duties. Title 17, U.S.C. §105 provides that copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the U.S. Government. Title 17, U.S.C. §101 defines a U.S. Government work as work prepared by a military service member or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person{\textquoteright}s official duties. Report No. 18-XX was supported by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery under work unit no. N1240. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government. The study protocol was approved by the Naval Health Research Center Institutional Review Board in compliance with all applicable Federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects. Research data were derived from an approved Naval Health Research Center Institutional Review Board protocol number NHRC.2015.0019. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2022.",
year = "2023",
month = may,
doi = "10.1177/10775595221088198",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "209--220",
journal = "Child Maltreatment",
issn = "1077-5595",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "2",
}