Health Consequences of Witnessing Domestic Violence Among Children:A Review

Domestic violence, being one of the most bitter realities of Indian society, have affected the health and well-being of women. But, the health of children is not unaffected and isolated from the psychological environment of the family The present work aimed at critically look at the previous literature in order to find out how witnessing domestic violence in a regular manner, too, can affect the physical and psychological health status of children. The study revealed that experiencing physical, sexual, or emotional abuse during pregnancy leads to certain direct health hazards among neonates and results in problems like low birth weight and premature delivery. Besides that, psychological consequences like post traumatic symptoms and conduct problems among children are also discussed. The study also draws attention to future research endeavours in this context.