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To the Editor: The Case Record in the August 30 issue¹ describes a stillborn male infant who apparently died from group B streptococcal infection. However, the mother's history lacked an essential piece of information: whether she was or had been the victim of violence inflicted by an intimate partner. Intimate-partner violence is currently at epidemic proportions, and pregnant women are at particular risk. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimates the prevalence of intimate-partner violence in women seeking prenatal care at 23%.² The patient described in the Case Record was an immigrant, and immigrants constitute a group at high . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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