The number has been fairly stable for a decade, but child welfare officials say the children's problems are increasingly serious.

The Cortez family also came to the attention of child welfare officials in 1987.

The police and child welfare officials said no charges had been filed last night but that the investigation would continue.

After the arrests, two of the related children were turned over to grandparents and four to child welfare officials.

The two alerted the police, who instructed them to call child welfare officials.

But many child welfare officials believe the team process works.

Hospital administrators and child welfare officials say the situation is sad, but not unique.

The hospital that treated the baby gave the warning to child welfare officials.

But in the spring of this year, investigators said, their relationship took a turn that stunned police and child welfare officials.

She vowed it would never happen again, and child welfare officials believed her.

The number has been fairly stable for a decade, but child welfare officials say the children's problems are increasingly serious.

The Cortez family also came to the attention of child welfare officials in 1987.

The police and child welfare officials said no charges had been filed last night but that the investigation would continue.

After the arrests, two of the related children were turned over to grandparents and four to child welfare officials.

The two alerted the police, who instructed them to call child welfare officials.

But many child welfare officials believe the team process works.

Hospital administrators and child welfare officials say the situation is sad, but not unique.

The hospital that treated the baby gave the warning to child welfare officials.

But in the spring of this year, investigators said, their relationship took a turn that stunned police and child welfare officials.

She vowed it would never happen again, and child welfare officials believed her.