@article {Philipsen:2004:1058-1243:36, title = "Ask a Lawyer", journal = "The Journal of Perinatal Education", parent_itemid = "infobike://springer/jpe", publishercode ="springer", year = "2004", volume = "13", number = "1", publication date ="2004-24-01T00:00:00", pages = "36-38", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "1058-1243", eissn = "1548-8519", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/jpe/2004/00000013/00000001/art00009", doi = "doi:10.1624/105812404826379", keyword = "Social Security numbers, childbirth educators, identity theft", author = "Philipsen, Nayna C.", abstract = "Identity theft is an increasing concern when organizations, businesses, and even childbirth educators ask fora client's Social Security number for identification purposes. In this column, the author suggests ways to protect one's identity and, more importantly, decrease the opportunities for identity theft.", }