Ten-year mortality among first-time mothers involved in family court care proceedings in England: cohort study using linked, administrative hospital, mortality and family court records

2026-01-16 epidemiology Title + abstract only

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BackgroundFamily court care proceedings are instigated to remove children at risk of harm from parental care. Limited information is available on the health of mothers involved in care proceedings. We assessed maternal mortality and causes of death within ten years of first birth, comparing first time mothers with and without care proceedings. MethodsUsing linked, administrative hospital and family court data, we followed a whole-population cohort of first-time mothers delivering between 2007 a...

Ten-year mortality among first-time mothers involved in family court care proceedings in England: cohort study using linked, administrative hospital, mortality and family court records

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