Prenatal Alcohol Screening During Pregnancy by Midwives and Nurses.

CONCLUSIONS: Respondents who reported that pregnancy alcohol use is unsafe felt more prepared to educate and intervene with patients regarding alcohol use during pregnancy and FASD than respondents who reported drinking in pregnancy was safe. Perceived alcohol safety and perceived barriers to screening appeared to influence screening practices. Improving prenatal care provider knowledge about the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and the availability of valid alcohol screening tools will improve detection of drinking during pregnancy, provide more opportunities for meaningful intervention, and ultimately reduce the incidence of FASD. PMID: 31184777 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - June 10, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Chiodo LM, Cosmian C, Pereira K, Kent N, Sokol RJ, Hannigan JH Tags: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Source Type: research