Report: Alcohol consumption during pregnancy - CFCA Connect ...

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The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has produced a report based on data from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. The report looks at the rate of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Some key findings from the report include:

• 819 women in the survey had been pregnant in the previous 12 months;

• Of these, 47.3 per cent drank alcohol while pregnant, before knowing they were pregnant;

• 19.5 per cent drank alcohol after knowing they were pregnant (there was no information collected about the quantity of alcohol consumed);

• Younger mothers are almost twice as likely as older mothers to stop drinking once learning of their pregnancy; and

• A key message from the report is the need to raise awareness among women planning to become pregnant, given the fact that much of the alcohol consumption is happening before the person knows that they are pregnant.

To download the full report, see ? Alcohol consumption during pregnancy: results from the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (PDF 678KB)

Categories: Economic and social pressures, Families and Relationships, Working with families and children
Topics: Drug and alcohol abuse, Infants and children, Mothers

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Source: http://aifs.govspace.gov.au/2012/08/02/report-alcohol-consumption-during-pregnancy/

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