Common factors in serious case reviews of child maltreatment where there is a medical cause of death: qualitative thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify the common factors in serious case reviews (SCRs) where a child has died of a medical cause.

Design

Qualitative thematic analysis.

Background

SCRs take place when neglect or abuse results in children dying or being seriously harmed. Known key factors within SCRs include parental substance misuse, mental health problems and domestic abuse. To date, there has been no investigation of children who die of a medical cause where there are concerns about child maltreatment.

Data sources

A list of SCRs relating to deaths through medical causes was provided from previous coded studies and accessed from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children National Case Review Repository. Twenty-three SCRs with a medical cause of death from 1 Apr

SUBMITTER: Garstang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8344273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature