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The Right Thing to Do

Robert S. Thompson, MD; Richard Krugman, MD

JAMA. 2001;285:1628-1630.

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In this issue of THE JOURNAL, Martin et al¹ report on the prevalence of physical abuse before, during, and after pregnancy as determined from a random sample of North Carolina women (1997-1998). Women were surveyed by mail and telephone approximately 3.6 months after they delivered live infants. Reported physical abuse before and during pregnancy exceeded 6% and was 3.2% in the postpartum period. Abuse in an earlier period was strongly associated with further abuse in subsequent periods. Mothers reported a mean of 3 well-baby care visits during the first 3.6 postnatal months.

The findings from this study suggest that intimate partner abuse (also termed intimate partner violence or domestic violence) is occurring in the immediate postnatal period, and an opportunity exists for pediatric health care practitioners to identify this abuse. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement in June 1998 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Author Affiliations: Department of Preventive Care, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash (Dr Thompson); and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver (Dr Krugman).

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