Child abuse and neglect (CAN) is a global problem [ 1 ]. It is estimated that incidents of different types of sexual abuse vary from 8 to 31% for girls and from 3 to 17% for boys throughout the world [ 2 ]. In Germany, more than 59,900 children and …

International reviews and meta-analyses indicate that as many as 18–20% of females and 8–10% of males are exposed to sexual abuse in childhood (CSA; Alaggia et al. 2019 ; Pereda et al. 2009 ). Yet only around half of the survivors disclose the …

The past decades have witnessed a growing interest in child abuse and its sequelae. According to the World Health Organisation child abuse includes forms of child sexual (CSA), physical (CPA), emotional abuse (CEA), child neglect (CN), as well as …

Child maltreatment or child abuse and neglect (CAN) encompasses any acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that result in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child (usually interpreted as up to 18 years of age) …

In living children, the use of a wide field fundus camera such as RetCam is the gold standard practice to document retinal haemorrhages in suspected cases of abusive head trauma (AHT). In case of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), child …

Nearly 1 in 3 women across the globe have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner violence, or both [ 1 ]. A recent worldwide meta-analysis further discovered an overall pooled child sexual abuse prevalence …

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in society and are constantly exposed to all kinds of dangers [ 1 ]. One of these threatening dangers is child abuse and despite the efforts of organizations supporting child right, this phenomenon is …

Postpartum is a vulnerable period that presents a number of challenges to women. In fact, postpartum appears to be a potent trigger of mood disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), states that the …

In maternity care, the main goal is to optimize health outcomes for mother and child. In recent years, women’s birth experience has become an important indicator of good quality care [ 1 ]. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that the …

Childhood experiences impact people’s health throughout their life course. During the past decade, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been increasingly regarded as an international public health concern [ 1 ]. ACEs are potentially traumatic …

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) refers to a cyclic and recurrent cluster of physical, emotional, and/or behavioral symptoms that occur prior to menstruation during the luteal phase, and tend to diminish within a few days after the onset of menses [ 1 …

Bulimia, which means a person has episodes of eating a very large amount of food (bingeing) during which the person feels a loss of control over their eating, is the most primitive reason for being overweight and obese. The extended literature has …

Improved prediction of physical child abuse could aid in developing preventive measures. Parental physical disease has been tested previously as a predictor of documented physical child abuse but in broad categories and with differing results. No …

Despite the lack of official statistics in many countries on the prevalence of childhood exposure to domestic violence and abuse In this study “domestic abuse” is defined as a pattern of violence and abusive or coercive behaviour in a current or …

In most countries, the shift towards later marriage in recent decades has led to an increase in premarital sex, making sexual health in relation to premarital sex an important public health issue [ 1 ]. Contemporary Chinese college students have …

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a public health challenge [ 1 – 4 ] with vast social and economic costs [ 5 , 6 ]. It results in increased use of health and other services by people affected through victimisation and exposure and carries a …