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Alcohol consumption in pregnant women and the outcome of pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  350079     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A prospective study of more than 9000 women shows that during pregnancy, women consuming alcoholic beverages in excess of 40 cl of wine per day have an increased risk of the following unfavorable pregnancy outcomes: (1) the risk of stillbirth is elevated, especially for death from abruptio placentae: (2) mean birth weight is lower, and the risk of a small-for-date infant is increased; (3) placental weight is also decreased. Although heavier drinkers differ from lighter drinkers in a certain number of variables that are risk factors for the outcome of pregnancy, the increase in risk with increased alcohol consumption remains evident after adjustment for these confounding variables. The increase in risk for heavier drinkers appears to be due to beer consumption, in spite of the lower average amount of ethanol consumed by beer drinkers as compared to wine drinkers.
Authors:
M Kaminski; C Rumeau; D Schwartz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research     Volume:  2     ISSN:  0145-6008     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res.     Publication Date:  1978 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-07-15     Completed Date:  1978-07-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7707242     Medline TA:  Alcohol Clin Exp Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  155-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking*
Female
Fetal Death / epidemiology
France
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Organ Size
Placenta
Placenta Diseases / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
Prospective Studies
Risk

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