Comparison of binge drinking among pregnant and nonpregnant women, United States, 1991-1995

Ebrahim, Shahul H.; Diekman, Shane; Floyd, R. Louise; Decouflé, Pierre

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70139-0

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“…This is not a new issue in studies of alcohol consumption as time frames are not usually examined-questions are often framed as ''how many times during the past month did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?'' (Ebrahim et al, 1999) or the number of drinks ''per drinking day'' (Rayburn et al, 2006). However, the current Australian guideline stipulates 2 hours as the minimum time frame and this was not measured in our study.…”

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Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in Nonindigenous West Australian Women

Colvin

Payne

Parsons

et al. 2007

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background: High alcohol intake in pregnancy has been linked to abnormal fetal development. There are limited published data in Australia on standard drinks of alcohol consumed on a typical occasion during the periconceptional period or pregnancy.Methods: During 1995 to 1997, a 10% random sample of all nonindigenous women giving birth in Western Australia was surveyed 12 weeks after delivery (N 5 4,839). Women were asked questions about alcohol consumption in each of the 4 time periods: the 3 months before pregnancy and each trimester of pregnancy. Questions were framed to measure volume, frequency, and type of alcoholic beverage.Results: 46.7% of the women had not planned their pregnancy. Most women (79.8%) reported drinking alcohol in the 3 months before pregnancy, with 58.7% drinking alcohol in at least 1 trimester of pregnancy. The proportion of women consuming 1 to 2 drinks on a typical occasion did not change much during pregnancy, but the number of occasions declined. Although the proportion of women consuming more than 2 standard drinks on a typical occasion declined after the first trimester, 19.0% of women consumed this amount in at least 1 trimester of pregnancy and 4.3% of women consumed 5 or more standard drinks on a typical occasion in at least 1 trimester of pregnancy. In the first trimester of pregnancy, 14.8% of women drank outside the current Australian guideline for alcohol consumption in pregnancy, decreasing to 10% in the second and third trimesters.Conclusions: Women generally reduced their average alcohol consumption and the number of standard drinks on a typical occasion as their pregnancy progressed, although 10 to 14% were drinking outside current guidelines for pregnancy. It is important that all women of child-bearing age are aware, well before they consider pregnancy, of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy so they can make informed decisions about their alcohol consumption in pregnancy.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in Nonindigenous West Australian Women

Colvin

Payne

Parsons

et al. 2007

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

133

147

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“…In the USA, between 9 and 15% of women drink alcohol at least once a month during pregnancy and 3.5% report frequent drinking. 6 Anonymous screening of 233 unselected antenatal clinic attendees in Sheffield, UK, revealed that 10% of women consumed up to one unit of alcohol a day and a further 1% admitted to consuming more than one unit a day. 7 Alcohol is widely recognised as a teratogenic agent causing central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction and impaired mental functioning, including foetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD).…”

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Maternal alcohol consumption

Gronimus

Ridout

Sandberg

et al. 2009

London Journal of Primary Care

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“…Since the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism is common, it is inevitable that carrying a s 5-HTTLPR genotype and FA-exposure will converge in a proportion of the population. In the United States, 60% of women of childbearing age consume alcohol (33) and many women are unaware of their pregnancy until 6 -8 weeks gestation (34).…”

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Moderate Level Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter Polymorphism Affect Neonatal Temperament and Limbic-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Regulation in Monkeys

Kraemer

Moore

Newman

et al. 2008

Biological Psychiatry

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Background-A length polymorphism in the serotonin (5-HT) transporter gene promoter region in humans and rhesus monkeys affects functional characteristics of the brain 5-HT system. Prenatal alcohol exposure (FA-exposure) can have an impact on brain and psychosocial development that could interact with genetic endowment. This study determined whether moderate FA-exposure interacts with polymorphism in the 5-HT transporter gene to increase the incidence or severity of fetal alcohol effects in rhesus monkeys.

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Comparison of binge drinking among pregnant and nonpregnant women, United States, 1991-1995

Cited by 84 publications

References 17 publications

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in Nonindigenous West Australian Women

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in Nonindigenous West Australian Women

Maternal alcohol consumption

Moderate Level Fetal Alcohol Exposure and Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter Polymorphism Affect Neonatal Temperament and Limbic-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Regulation in Monkeys

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