ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION BY PREGNANT-WOMEN

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  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 61  (1) , 6-12
Abstract
Demographic and behavioral characteristics, including use of alcohol, were investigated among 1711 women registering for prenatal care. During personal interviews, 9% reported drinking heavily, 37% moderately and 53% rarely or not at all. The women who drank heavily differed from the rest of the pregnant population on several traits, including age, education, use of cigarettes, marihuana and other drugs, parity and association with others who drank heavily. Multiple regression analysis revealed that these traits had little predictive power for whether a woman was a heavy drinker. A systematic drinking history remains the most practical method in identifying problem drinkers.