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PMID: 18317893 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence, patterns, and predictors of alcohol consumption prior to and during various intervals of pregnancy in the U.S. METHODS: Alcohol-related, pregnancy-related, and demographic data were derived from computer-assisted telephone interviews with 4,088 randomly selected control mothers from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study who delivered live born infants without birth defects during 1997-2002. Alcohol consumption rates and crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) were calculated. RESULTS: 30.3% of all women reported drinking alcohol at some time during pregnancy, of which 8.3% reported binge drinking (4+ drinks on one occasion). Drinking rates declined considerably after the first month of pregnancy, during which 22.5% of women reported drinking, although 2.7% of women reported drinking during all trimesters of pregnancy and 7.9% reported drinking during the 3rd trimester. Pre-pregnancy binge drinking was a strong predictor of both drinking during pregnancy (adjusted OR = 8.52, 95% CI = 6.67-10.88) and binge drinking during pregnancy (adjusted OR = 36.02, 95% CI = 24.63-52.69). Other characteristics associated with both any drinking and binge drinking during pregnancy were non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity, cigarette smoking during pregnancy, and having an unintended pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed that drinking during pregnancy is fairly common, three times the levels reported in surveys that ask only about drinking during the month before the survey. Women who binge drink before pregnancy are at particular risk for drinking after becoming pregnant. Sexually active women of childbearing ages who drink alcohol should be advised to use reliable methods to prevent pregnancy, plan their pregnancies, and stop drinking before becoming pregnant. |
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Authors:
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Mary K Ethen; Tunu A Ramadhani; Angela E Scheuerle; Mark A Canfield; Diego F Wyszynski; Charlotte M Druschel; Paul A Romitti; |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Date: 2008-03-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Maternal and child health journal Volume: 13 ISSN: 1092-7875 ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Health J Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-04 Completed Date: 2009-05-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9715672 Medline TA: Matern Child Health J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 274-85 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Texas Department of State Health Services, Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Austin, TX 78756, USA. mary.ethen@dshs.state.tx.us |
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Adolescent Adult Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology* Female Health Surveys Humans Interviews as Topic Pregnancy United States / epidemiology Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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U50/CCU613232//PHS HHS |
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