Effect of alcohol consumption and psychosocial stressors on preterm and small-for-gestational-age births in HIV-infected women in South Africa: a cohort study

Conclusions The observed elevated risk of SGA births associated with periconception alcohol consumption underscores the urgent need to reduce alcohol consumption among women of childbearing age. Interventions targeting modifiable risk factors of adverse birth outcomes need to be integrated into HIV prevention and maternal child health programmes to improve the long-term health of HIV-exposed children. Trial registration number NCT01933477; Pre-results.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Global health, Mental health, HIV AIDS Research Source Type: research