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| Title |
Prevalence and predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy: findings from international multicentre cohort studies
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| Published in |
BMJ Open, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006323 |
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| Authors |
Linda M O'Keeffe, Patricia M Kearney, Fergus P McCarthy, Ali S Khashan, Richard A Greene, Robyn A North, Lucilla Poston, Lesley M E McCowan, Philip N Baker, Gus A Dekker, James J Walker, Rennae Taylor, Louise C Kenny |
| Abstract |
To compare the prevalence and predictors of alcohol use in multiple cohorts. Cross-cohort comparison of retrospective and prospective studies. Population-based studies in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. 17 244 women of predominantly Caucasian origin from two Irish retrospective studies (Growing up in Ireland (GUI) and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Ireland (PRAMS Ireland)), and one multicentre prospective international cohort, Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints (SCOPE) study. Prevalence of alcohol use pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy across cohorts. Sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption in each cohort. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Ireland ranged from 20% in GUI to 80% in SCOPE, and from 40% to 80% in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Levels of exposure also varied substantially among drinkers in each cohort ranging from 70% consuming more than 1-2 units/week in the first trimester in SCOPE Ireland, to 46% and 15% in the retrospective studies. Smoking during pregnancy was the most consistent predictor of gestational alcohol use in all three cohorts, and smokers were 17% more likely to drink during pregnancy in SCOPE, relative risk (RR)=1.17 (95% CI 1.12 to 1.22), 50% more likely to drink during pregnancy in GUI, RR=1.50 (95% CI 1.36 to 1.65), and 42% more likely to drink in PRAMS, RR=1.42 (95% CI 1.18 to 1.70). Our data suggest that alcohol use during pregnancy is prevalent and socially pervasive in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. New policy and interventions are required to reduce alcohol prevalence both prior to and during pregnancy. Further research on biological markers and conventions for measuring alcohol use in pregnancy is required to improve the validity and reliability of prevalence estimates. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 72 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 17 | 24% |
| Ireland | 11 | 15% |
| United States | 8 | 11% |
| Australia | 3 | 4% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 26 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 65% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 13 | 18% |
| Scientists | 7 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 189 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 187 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 14% |
| Researcher | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 36 | 19% |
| Unknown | 47 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 7% |
| Psychology | 12 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 27 | 14% |
| Unknown | 51 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 339. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 October 2019.
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