most victims were females. Reports predominantly concerned boys and girls from 10 to 14 years of age. Most offenders were males. The majority of reported cases occurred at home. When addressing cases of sexual violence, healthcare professionals should adopt a stance permeated by respect for the victims and their families. This requires providing a receptive environment, so as to ensure the level of privacy required for victimized adolescents to report facts and express their feelings.

Despite the underreporting of sexual violence cases, the frequency and the individual and collective consequences of this are serious enough to make it a public health issue.

Objetivo: To identify the more frequent nursing diagnosis (ND) among mothers and newborns (NB) in a rooming-in accommodation, according to the taxonomy of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) 2015-2017.Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study in a Rooming-in Maternity of a University Hospital located in the Midwest region of Brazil, in the period from July to October 2013. Results:The sample consisted of 101 mothers and their 102 newborn babies. There were 20 NDs identified among the mothers and nine ND among the newborns. The most common ND among the mothers were the risk of infection (96%), impaired tissue integrity (96%), impaired comfort (84%) and willingness to improved breastfeeding (66%); among the newborns ND there were the risk of infection (100%) and the risk of imbalance of body temperature (100%). Conclusion:The identification of ND is essential for the work of nurses in rooming-in hospitals. It is expected that the results obtained in this research can contribute to the effectiveness of the NP in similar situations.