Expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection: Risk factors for child safety
JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES(2024)
Abstract
BackgroundNewborns of parents with intellectual disabilities face higher risks in their environment for child unsafety, despite parents' good intentions. To help parents prevent unsafe circumstances, a good understanding of the risk factors faced by these parents is needed.MethodsThis casefile study examined (1) which risk factors were present for expectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection, (2) which domains of risk factors, and (3) whether a cumulation of risk factors was related to child safety.ResultsExpectant parents with intellectual disabilities in child protection before the child was born often experienced a cumulation of risk factors. Child, family, and care factors best predicted child safety. A cumulation of risk factors over multiple life domains increased the risks for child unsafety.ConclusionsTo reduce the risks of unsafe parenting conditions for newborns, preventive interventions for expectant parents with intellectual disabilities should address their needs from an ecological perspective.
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Key words
child protection services,child safety,parenting,parents with intellectual disability,pregnancy,risk factors
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