Risk factors for alcohol use among pregnant women, ages 15–44, in the United States, 2002 to 2017
Preventive Medicine May 05, 2019
Shmulewitz D, et al. - Researchers used the National Survey on Drug Use and Health data to determine the characteristics related to alcohol use among pregnant women in the United States. For this purpose, they used logistic regression. Alcohol intake and binge drinking in 2002–2017 was reported by 9.9% and 3.4% of pregnant women, respectively. An increased risk of any or binge drinking was reported in relation to drug use and being unmarried. An increased risk of any drinking during pregnancy was reported in relation to higher socioeconomic status. Lower socioeconomic status was associated with an increased risk of binge drinking in trimesters 2 and 3. Women with tobacco or drug use, alcohol use disorder, or depression, and women who were unmarried, Black, or of lower socioeconomic status had a higher risk for binge drinking during pregnancy and these women deserve the focus of health care providers so that severe prenatal harm could be prevented.
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