Alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy. A cross-sectional study with data from the Copenhagen Pregnancy Cohort.

Mette Langeland Iversen, Nina Olsén Sørensen, Lotte Broberg, Peter Damm, Morten Hedegaard, Ann Tabor, Hanne Kristine Hegaard

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    Abstract

    Since 2007 the Danish Health and Medicines Authority has advised total alcohol abstinence from the time of trying to conceive and throughout pregnancy. The prevalence of binge drinking among pregnant Danish women has nevertheless been reported to be up to 48 % during early pregnancy. Since the introduction of the recommendation of total abstinence, no studies have examined pre-pregnancy lifestyle and reproductive risk factors associated with this behaviour in a Danish context. The aims of this study were therefore to describe the prevalence of weekly alcohol consumption and binge drinking in early pregnancy among women living in the capital of Denmark. Secondly to identify pre-pregnancy lifestyle and reproductive risk factors associated with binge drinking during early pregnancy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number327
    JournalBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
    Volume15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine

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