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Term used by child welfare experts, usually to denote a child with a very severe medical problem; for example, pediatric aids or an addiction at birth to crack cocaine. (See also BOARDER BABIES; DRUG ABUSE; AIDS; SPECIAL NEEDS.)

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©2000 by Christine Adamec and William Pierce, Ph.D. Reprinted from The Encyclopedia of Adoption, 2nd Edition (2nd Edition) with permission of Facts On File, Inc.

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