Background Mothers who use drugs are more likely to experience child custody loss than
mothers who do not use drugs. The negative impact of removal on children has been well …

Background Child protective services (CPS), or their equivalent, have statutory power to
remove children from birth parents in instances of child abuse, neglect, or concerns around …

Reduced social support among parents is a well-established risk factor for child removal by
child protective services. There has been relatively little attention, however, to mothers' …

How does a child mental health profession originating in a white supremacist country
traverse its racist past to promote meaningful antiracist action now to protect children of the …

The removal of a baby at birth is a significant intervention in family life. Avoiding removal
requires attention to all levels of the family social ecology. Utilising a collective case study …

BACKGROUND Toxicology testing is frequently used as a means of gathering objective data
about substance use in pregnancy, but little is known about the clinical utility of testing in the …

Pregnant and parenting adolescents are more likely than adults to live with economic and
social vulnerability, contributing to a higher risk of poorer maternal and newborn health …

This study examines whether mothers who had a child taken into care by child protection
services have higher mortality rates compared with rates seen in their biological sisters who …

Abstract Families involved with child welfare services (CWS) often diverge systematically
from the general population. They are more likely to live in challenging circumstances …

Objective This study sought to describe the incidence inadequate prenatal care (IPNC) at an
urban level II hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, and to compare the characteristics and outcomes …