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- Title
Foetal and neonatal outcomes in women reporting ingestion of low or very low alcohol intake during pregnancy.
- Authors
Han, Jung-Yeol; Choi, June-Seek; Ahn, Hyun-Kyoung; Kim, Min-Hyoung; Chung, Jin-Hoon; Ryu, Hyun-Mee; Kim, Moon-Young; Yang, Jae-Hyug; Nava-Ocampo, Alejandro A.
- Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess the pregnancy outcomes of women who reported social intake of low or very low alcohol levels during pregnancy. Methods: Obstetric and foetal outcomes were assessed in a prospective cohort of 1667 pregnant women who reported low or very low alcohol consumption during pregnancy (cases) and 1840 alcohol-abstainer women (controls). Results: Among cases, alcohol consumption occurred during the first 4.4 (median) weeks of pregnancy, with a median ingestion of 1.0 (0.01-6.0) drinks/week, equivalent to 7.6 (0.09-47.5) g/week. Cigarette smoking was reported approximately four times more often in the exposed group than in the controls ( p < 0.001). Pregnancy outcomes were similar between groups. There were 37 (2.4%) babies born with malformations in the exposed group and 41 (2.4%) in the control group ( p = 0.9). Conclusions: Low-to-very low levels of alcohol ingestion during pregnancy do not appear to be associated with adverse maternal or foetal outcomes.
- Subjects
ALCOHOL use in pregnancy; PREGNANCY; ALCOHOL drinking; MICE; TERATOGENIC agents; COHORT analysis
- Publication
Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2012, Vol 25, Issue 11, p2186
- ISSN
1476-7058
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3109/14767058.2012.684107