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90,000 Babies In US Mistreated During First Year of Life

April 4, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under CDC, Children's Health, Family, Health Insurance, Lifestyle, Prevention, Substance Abuse

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Researchers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported the findings of a study that identifies more than 90,000 infants who were neglected or received poor parental care during their first year of life. In about a third of the cases, the poor treatment came during the first week of life.

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