Citation

Platt LM. NASN Sch. Nurse 2014; 29(6): 304-308.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, National Association of School Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25417331

Abstract

Pregnant students are the population group most likely to commit neonaticide, murder of an infant younger than 24 hours old. Denial by the student, lack of early pregnancy detection, and poor social support contribute to this disorder. As the health care professionals with whom the student has the most contact, school nurses are in an excellent position to prevent neonaticide through provision of health education, early detection of pregnancy, and intervention with students and their families to assist them in making healthy choices.

Language: en