Identifying Newborn Discharge to Child Protective Services: Comparing Discharge Codes from Birth Hospitalization Records and Child Protection Case Files

CONCLUSIONS: Canadian hospital discharge records underestimate newborn discharge to CPS, with no difference in misclassication based on First Nations status.PMID:38184029 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2024.01.001

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - January 6, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Kathleen S Kenny Elizabeth Wall-Wieler Kayla Frank Lindey Courchene Mary Burton Cheryle Dreaver Micheal Champagne Nathan C Nickel Marni Brownell Cathy Rocke Marlyn Bennett Marcelo L Urquia Marcia Anderson Source Type: research