Prenatal and Infant Reports and Child Protection Involvement: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Miriam J. Maclean, Fernando Lima, Stephanie Taplin, Rhonda Marriott, Jacynta Krakouer, Melissa O, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia, Telethon Kids Institute, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, Murdoch University

Child Maltreatment

Published online on September 19, 2025

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 479-489, August 2026.
In Australia, infants have the highest rate of child protection involvement. Many jurisdictions in Australia and internationally have introduced policies for prenatal planning and support, however little is known about outcomes of infants reported ...