Dr. Cathy Ayoub

And so we tried to understand what the mothers really looked like. I've got lots of different information. First, we looked at their IQs and they were all, you know, some were very high. And then there were people whose IQs were not that high. So just want to say, I think, you know, these are, and these were people from multiple walks of life.

And so we tried to understand what the mothers really looked like. I've got lots of different information. First, we looked at their IQs and they were all, you know, some were very high. And then there were people whose IQs were not that high. So just want to say, I think, you know, these are, and these were people from multiple walks of life.

And so we tried to understand what the mothers really looked like. I've got lots of different information. First, we looked at their IQs and they were all, you know, some were very high. And then there were people whose IQs were not that high. So just want to say, I think, you know, these are, and these were people from multiple walks of life.

So you can look at these moms in a number of different ways. The person who I think looked at the most carefully, and I think this was so interesting, is Dr. Southall, who was the pediatrician in the UK, who actually did surreptitious video surveillance of children who had unexplained breathing episodes, or what we call apparent life-threatening events where kids stop breathing.

So you can look at these moms in a number of different ways. The person who I think looked at the most carefully, and I think this was so interesting, is Dr. Southall, who was the pediatrician in the UK, who actually did surreptitious video surveillance of children who had unexplained breathing episodes, or what we call apparent life-threatening events where kids stop breathing.

So you can look at these moms in a number of different ways. The person who I think looked at the most carefully, and I think this was so interesting, is Dr. Southall, who was the pediatrician in the UK, who actually did surreptitious video surveillance of children who had unexplained breathing episodes, or what we call apparent life-threatening events where kids stop breathing.

And what he found was that when they analyzed those tapes, all of these individuals were suffocating their children on videotape. Again, they didn't know they were being videotaped. He found three distinct groups. So one of the ways to think about these moms is how do they act with their children?

And what he found was that when they analyzed those tapes, all of these individuals were suffocating their children on videotape. Again, they didn't know they were being videotaped. He found three distinct groups. So one of the ways to think about these moms is how do they act with their children?

And what he found was that when they analyzed those tapes, all of these individuals were suffocating their children on videotape. Again, they didn't know they were being videotaped. He found three distinct groups. So one of the ways to think about these moms is how do they act with their children?

And what he found was that there was one group of mothers who had no interaction with their children except to reach into the crib and suffocate them. So no connection, no interaction. When the nurse came in, they would play with the child, they would change the child, but when they were alone, nothing. Second group of mothers

And what he found was that there was one group of mothers who had no interaction with their children except to reach into the crib and suffocate them. So no connection, no interaction. When the nurse came in, they would play with the child, they would change the child, but when they were alone, nothing. Second group of mothers

And what he found was that there was one group of mothers who had no interaction with their children except to reach into the crib and suffocate them. So no connection, no interaction. When the nurse came in, they would play with the child, they would change the child, but when they were alone, nothing. Second group of mothers

who seem to engage with their kids in a pretty normal way, and then they'd reach out and suffocate them. And then a third group who would pinch their children, one mother even broke their child's arm. They were really hurting the child in multiple ways. That third group of women I think are probably in the acute situation the most dangerous.

who seem to engage with their kids in a pretty normal way, and then they'd reach out and suffocate them. And then a third group who would pinch their children, one mother even broke their child's arm. They were really hurting the child in multiple ways. That third group of women I think are probably in the acute situation the most dangerous.

who seem to engage with their kids in a pretty normal way, and then they'd reach out and suffocate them. And then a third group who would pinch their children, one mother even broke their child's arm. They were really hurting the child in multiple ways. That third group of women I think are probably in the acute situation the most dangerous.

Now, these were all women who were suffocating their children, and that is the most likely form of medical child abuse to be fatal. And in our study, of 45 families, we had a 17% mortality rate. That is so high when you compare to other chronic diseases. For example, the most common cause of death in children is infectious disease. In the child one to four, there's a 10% mortality rate.

Now, these were all women who were suffocating their children, and that is the most likely form of medical child abuse to be fatal. And in our study, of 45 families, we had a 17% mortality rate. That is so high when you compare to other chronic diseases. For example, the most common cause of death in children is infectious disease. In the child one to four, there's a 10% mortality rate.

Now, these were all women who were suffocating their children, and that is the most likely form of medical child abuse to be fatal. And in our study, of 45 families, we had a 17% mortality rate. That is so high when you compare to other chronic diseases. For example, the most common cause of death in children is infectious disease. In the child one to four, there's a 10% mortality rate.

In four to 14, there's a 5% mortality rate. If you're born with a congenital heart condition, you have a 2% mortality rate now. It used to be seven in 1990, and now it's gone way down because we know how to treat these children.

In four to 14, there's a 5% mortality rate. If you're born with a congenital heart condition, you have a 2% mortality rate now. It used to be seven in 1990, and now it's gone way down because we know how to treat these children.