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Doctors trained to spot child abuse can save lives. But when they get it wrong, families are torn apart.Doctors trained to spot child abuse can save lives. But when they get it wrong, families are torn apart, NBC News and the Houston Chronicle found in an investigation.

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Special Report: Part 1
The doctor's diagnosis: Child abuse. It wasn't — but CPS took the baby anyway.
Special Report: Part 2
Doctors weren't just treating the toddler, they were quietly building a case against her mom
Special Report: Part 3
'Nobody believed me': She went to prison after her little girl was burned in the bathtub
Special Report: Part 4
She called 911 after her baby fell. Weeks later, CPS took her children.
Original Video
Losing Harper: How a doctor’s accusation separated a mother from her child
Nightly News
Parents speak out after being falsely accused of child abuse
A doctor's story
An ER doctor was charged with abusing his baby. But 15 experts say there's no proof.
Investigation
A doctor claimed extensive training in diagnosing abuse. Her résumé shows otherwise.
Update
Hundreds of parents say kids wrongly taken from them after doctors misdiagnosed abuse
Solutions
Doctors who misdiagnose child abuse can devastate families. Experts suggest changes.
UPDATE
Parents call for reforms to protect families from mistaken child abuse allegations
Update
CPS took their kids. Now, the agency says it found no evidence of abuse.
Taking Action
Texas lawmakers want to protect families wrongly accused of child abuse
Update
Doctors at Wisconsin hospital call for changes amid backlash over child abuse cases
Do No Harm
Hospital pledges 'honest and transparent' probe of its handling of child abuse cases

Do No Harm

Podcast

Listen now to the Do No Harm podcast, hosted by Mike Hixenbaugh

The doctor's diagnosis: Child abuse. It wasn't — but CPS took the baby anyway.

Doctors weren't just treating the toddler, they were quietly building a case against her mom

'Nobody believed me': She went to prison after her little girl was burned in the bathtub

She called 911 after her baby fell. Weeks later, CPS took her children.

Losing Harper: How a doctor’s accusation separated a mother from her child

Parents speak out after being falsely accused of child abuse

An ER doctor was charged with abusing his baby. But 15 experts say there's no proof.

A doctor claimed extensive training in diagnosing abuse. Her résumé shows otherwise.

Hundreds of parents say kids wrongly taken from them after doctors misdiagnosed abuse

Doctors who misdiagnose child abuse can devastate families. Experts suggest changes.

Parents call for reforms to protect families from mistaken child abuse allegations

CPS took their kids. Now, the agency says it found no evidence of abuse.

Texas lawmakers want to protect families wrongly accused of child abuse

Doctors at Wisconsin hospital call for changes amid backlash over child abuse cases

Hospital pledges 'honest and transparent' probe of its handling of child abuse cases