Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking During Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Global Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking During Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Biochem Cell Biol. 2017 Aug 23;: Authors: Popova S, Lange S, Probst C, Gmel G, Rehm J Abstract Alcohol use during pregnancy is an established cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), with heavy drinking during pregnancy being explicitly linked to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). The current paper presents recent estimates of the prevalence of: i) any amount of alcohol use during pregnancy, ii) one or more binge drinking episode(s) (four or more standard drinks on a single occasion) during pregnancy, iii) FAS, and iv) FASD among the general population globally and by World Health Organization region. It is apparent, based on the presented estimates, that alcohol use and binge drinking occur frequently among pregnant women in many countries and as a result, FASD is a prevalent alcohol-related developmental disability. Urgent action is required around the globe to eliminate prenatal alcohol exposure and prevent future children, adolescents and adults from having FASD. PMID: 28834683 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Biochemistry and Cell Biology - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Biochem Cell Biol Source Type: research