Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Perinatal Homelessness Can Harm Child’s Health

Homelessness at any point during the pre- or postnatal period can have a very negative impact on a young child’s health, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

The findings show that infants who experienced both pre- and post-natal homelessness and those who experienced homelessness for longer than six months are at greatest risk of negative health outcomes.

For the study, researchers at Children’s HealthWatch interviewed 20,000 low-income caregivers of children...


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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/09/04/perinatal-homelessness-can-harm-childs-health/138416.html

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