Repeated reporting to child protection is common. One approach to early intervention is for jurisdictions to receive and respond to child protection concerns raised before children are born. Despite this, little research has comprehensively examined subsequent child protection contact for those first reported prenatally. This study aimed to examine the subsequent child protection contact for up to a two-year period for a cohort of children who were reported about prebirth. Child protection administrative data were extracted for 640 children reported for a concern about an unborn child in a single jurisdiction during 2014. Data about child protection contacts included reports, investigations, substantiations and out-of-home placements for children reported prenatally. Of the 640 children, 79% reported about prenatally also had contact with child protection between birth and age two. From birth and up to age two, children reported prenatally had between zero and 21 reports. Twenty-two per cent of the children reported prenatally were removed from their birth parents and placed in out-of-home care prior to age two. These findings highlight the importance of intervening and supporting families prior to and during pregnancy to reduce harm to children and reduce the need for contact with child protection.

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澳大利亚某辖区产前向儿童保护机构报告的一组儿童的后续儿童保护联系人

反复向儿童保护机构报告是很常见的。早期干预的一种方法是让司法管辖区接收并回应在儿童出生前提出的儿童保护问题。尽管如此，很少有研究全面检查产前首次报告的儿童随后的儿童保护接触。本研究旨在检查一组被报告早产的儿童随后长达两年的儿童保护接触情况。提取了 2014 年单个司法管辖区内 640 名因未出生婴儿问题而报告的儿童的儿童保护行政数据。有关儿童保护联系人的数据包括报告、调查、证实和产前报告儿童的家庭外安置。在 640 名儿童中，79% 的人报告说，产前在出生到两岁之间也接触过儿童保护。从出生到两岁，报告产前报告的儿童有 0 到 21 份报告。据报告，22% 的儿童在产前被从亲生父母身边带走，并在两岁前接受家庭外照料。这些发现强调了在怀孕前和怀孕期间对家庭进行干预和支持以减少对儿童的伤害并减少与儿童保护机构接触的必要性的重要性。