Child Abuse Pediatricians will be added to the list for any of the following actions:

• Not following AAP Recommended Best Practices:
  Not bothering to record measurements
  Not contacting family pediatrician
  
  

• Promoting false or misleading claims – for example, using the phrase “Those Who Don’t Cruise Don’t Bruise” or asserting that non‑mobile children cannot sustain accidental bruises.

• Misrepresenting research – distorting or selectively citing studies to support unfounded abuse allegations.

• Pattern of overturned accusations – repeatedly making child maltreatment allegations that are later rejected by a jury.

• Unfounded abuse claims – making accusations of child maltreatment later determined to be unfounded by CPS, DCYF, or equivalent agencies.

• Perjury or false testimony – knowingly providing false or misleading testimony in legal proceedings.

• Inaccurate or unethical reporting – submitting reports with significant errors, omissions, or misleading information.