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Risk of Injury Among Children and Youths Whose Mothers Experienced Violent Injury

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.33054

September 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this systematic review and meta-analysis of children exposed to maternal violent injury, these children were at substantially increased risk for physical injury and experienced a high burden of sexual injury, underscoring the need for trauma-informed integrated family supports following maternal assault.

Corresponding Author: Natasha Saunders, MD, MSc, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada (natasha.saunders@sickkids.ca).

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