Infanticide, neonaticide, and post-neonaticide: racial/ethnic disparities in the United States.

Conclusion: Reasons for the disparities found in this study are multifactorial. We believe that access to healthcare needs to be improved and community resources need to be made more available to address the proposed mechanisms that lead to infanticide.What is Known:•Among injury-related causes of death in infants, homicide has consistently been ranked as the second leading cause of injury-related death in this age group.What is New:•Males and non-Hispanic (NH) Blacks were more likely to be victims of infanticide and post-neonaticide, compared to females and NH Whites, respectively, whereas foreign-born residents exhibited nearly a fourfold increased likelihood of neonaticide as compared to Untied States residents.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research