| Title | Drinking before and after pregnancy recognition among South African women: the moderating role of traumatic experiences. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Choi, Karmel W., Laurie A. Abler, Melissa H. Watt, Lisa A. Eaton, Seth C. Kalichman, Donald Skinner, Desiree Pieterse, and Kathleen J. Sikkema |
| Journal | BMC pregnancy and childbirth |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pagination | 97 |
| Date Published | 2014 |
| ISSN | 1471-2393 |
| Keywords | Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Domestic Violence, Female, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Pregnancy, Sex Offenses, South Africa, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Wounds and Injuries |
| Abstract | South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and interpersonal trauma. These co-occurring public health problems raise the need to understand alcohol consumption among trauma-exposed pregnant women in this setting. Since a known predictor of drinking during pregnancy is drinking behavior before pregnancy, this study explored the relationship between women's drinking levels before and after pregnancy recognition, and whether traumatic experiences - childhood abuse or recent intimate partner violence (IPV) - moderated this relationship. |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-14-97 |
| Alternate Journal | BMC Pregnancy Childbirth |
