Survey on maternal self-reported alcohol use and childhood behavior associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

GAO Hong; ZHAO Shan; WANG Ya-li; ZHU Ming-yu; LI Jing-jing; SHEN Wei-li; XIE Dong

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2011, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5) : 423-425.

Survey on maternal self-reported alcohol use and childhood behavior associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

GAO Hong¹, ZHAO Shan², WANG Ya-li², ZHU Ming-yu², LI Jing-jing¹, SHEN Wei-li¹, XIE Dong¹

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【Objective】 To study the prevalence and characteristics of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy in a city of Jiangxi province, and to evaluate the prenatal alcohol exposure for adverse child behavior outcomes. 【Methods】 A questionnaire survey was conducted among 444 women. Frequency, quantities and types of alcohol consumed during pregnancy were identified. The Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL) was used to assess child behavior. 【Results】 Among the surveyed women, 46.8% reported alcohol consumption at conception. The absolute alcohol consumed each time among the majority of women who reported alcohol exposure during pregnancy was less than 5 gram, and the frequency of maternal alcohol drinking was almost lower than 1~2 times per week. Children with any prenatal alcohol exposure were more likely to have higher CBCL scores on Externalizing and Internalizing syndrome scales and the Total Problem Score. 【Conclusion】 Although alcohol consumption during pregnancy of Chinese women in our survey is relatively light compared to that of western women, maternal alcohol consumption even at low levels was adversely related to child behavior.

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pregnancy / alcohol / child / CBCL / fetal alcohol syndrome

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GAO Hong, ZHAO Shan, WANG Ya-li, ZHU Ming-yu, LI Jing-jing, SHEN Wei-li, XIE Dong. Survey on maternal self-reported alcohol use and childhood behavior associated with prenatal alcohol exposure[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2011, 19(5): 423-425

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