Gregory Wallace, DO

A childhood filled with multiple fractures and unending ED visits convinced this young woman that she would not give birth to children of her own.

For the past 20 years, I have been visiting developing nations to deliver healthcare. Recently, I made a conscious decision to look for a case of child abuse to write about. Late in 2011, during one of my visits to a third world country, I encountered multiple situations that rose to the level of possible child abuse. Here, I describe 3 such cases.

A 23-year-old undocumented citizen came to a community clinic with her children. She asked to see the social worker. She stated that she was the victim of domestic abuse in her home the night before her visit. She was well known in the clinic and this was not her first experience with domestic violence