Birth Spacing and Child Maltreatment: Population-Level Estimates for North Carolina.
| dc.contributor.author | RybiĆska, Anna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bai, Yu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goodman, W Benjamin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dodge, Kenneth A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-13T21:01:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-13T21:01:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-04 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-09-13T21:01:29Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | We examine population-level associations between birth spacing and child maltreatment using birth records and child welfare records for 1,099,230 second or higher parity children born in North Carolina between 1997 and 2013. Building upon previous research, administrative data linkages were used to address out-of-state migration and family-level heterogeneity in birth spacing and child maltreatment risk factors. Findings provide the strongest evidence to date that very short birth spacing of zero through 6 months from last birth to the index child's conception is a prenatal predictor of child maltreatment (indexed as child welfare involvement) throughout early childhood. Consequently, information about optimal family planning during the postpartum period should become a standard component of universal and targeted child maltreatment prevention programs. However, challenging previous empirical evidence, this study reports inconsistent results for benefits of additional spacing delay beyond 6 months with regard to child maltreatment risk reduction, especially for children of racial and ethnic minorities. These findings call for further inquiry about the mechanisms driving the connections between birth spacing and Child Protective Services assessments. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1077-5595 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1552-6119 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | ||
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Child maltreatment | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1177/10775595231171879 | |
| dc.subject | child maltreatment | |
| dc.subject | child protective services | |
| dc.subject | family | |
| dc.subject | prevention | |
| dc.title | Birth Spacing and Child Maltreatment: Population-Level Estimates for North Carolina. | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| duke.contributor.orcid | Dodge, Kenneth A|0000-0001-5932-215X | |
| pubs.begin-page | 10775595231171879 | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Sanford School of Public Policy | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Trinity College of Arts & Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Staff | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Population Research Institute | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Psychology & Neuroscience | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Institutes and Provost's Academic Units | |
| pubs.organisational-group | University Institutes and Centers | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Institute for Brain Sciences | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Initiatives | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Science & Society | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Duke Population Research Center | |
| pubs.organisational-group | Center for Child and Family Policy | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |
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