RT Journal Article
T1 Understanding the Relationship between Predictors of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Towards Effective Prevention of FASD
A1 Corrales Gutiérrez, Isabel
A1 Mendoza Berjano, Ramón
A1 Gómez Baya, Diego
A1 León Larios, Fátima
AB Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure can produce serious changes in neurodevelopmentthat last a lifetime, as well as a wide range of congenital abnormalities, and is the main non-hereditary,avoidable cause of intellectual disability in developed countries. It is therefore crucial to understandthe determinants of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This study is aimed at determiningthe factors that predict it, as well as the interactions between them. Methods: A cross-sectionalstudy was carried out using a random sample of 426 pregnant women being treated at the outpatientclinic of a public university hospital in Seville (Spain), when they were in their twentieth week ofpregnancy. A custom-designed questionnaire was used for data collection and applied in the courseof an interview administered by trained health professionals. The data collected were analyzed usinghierarchical regression, moderation analysis, and a structural equations model. Results: Alcoholconsumption prior to pregnancy proved to be the most powerful predictor of alcohol intake duringpregnancy. Other particularly significant predictors were the percentage of professionals whogave correct advice to the expectant mother—not to consume any alcohol during pregnancy—andperception of the risk from drinking wine during pregnancy. The number of pregnancies correlatespositively with alcohol intake during pregnancy, while the expectant mother’s level of educationcorrelates negatively. Conclusions: Identifying these predictive factors will allow the design of moreeffective fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention strategies.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2020
FD 2020-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/17848
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/17848
LA eng
NO Corrales Gutiérrez, I., Mendoza Berjano, R., Gómez Baya, D.,  León Larios, F. (2020). Understanding the Relationship between Predictors of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Towards Effective Prevention of FASD. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(4), 1388. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041388
NO This research was funded by the Research Group on Health Promotion and Development of Lifestyle acrossaLifeSpan(UniversityofHuelva)withfundingreceivedfromtheScientificPolicyStrategyoftheUniversity of Huelva and the Andalusian Plan for Research, Development and Innovation(PAIDI).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026