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Causes of Child Abandonment

Dr. Jaime Fernandez, Pediatric Neonatologist with Homestead Hospital, says the main reason of child abandonment is desperation. "For a parent to do this, the element of desperation has to be so great." He also explains other causes can be mental illness, like psychosis or postpartum depression, and substance abuse.

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