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Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants --- United States

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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5713a2.htm

approximately 905,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment that was substantiated by state and local child protective services (CPS) agencies (1).* Approximately 19% of child maltreatment fatalities occurred among infants (i.e., persons aged <1 year) (1), and homicide statistics suggest that fatality risk might be greatest in the first week of life (2).