Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and healthcare use during childhood and adolescence: a Danish nationwide cohort study 1997-2022.

ABSTRACT: Children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure may experience increased healthcare needs and access barriers. We aimed to quantify their healthcare utilisation patterns compared to all other Danish children in this nationwide cohort study of children born 1997-2020, followed until Dec 31, 2022. Data was derived from eight national registers. Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure was defined by hospital contacts with 100% alcohol-attributable diagnoses given to mother or child, redeemed prescriptions for drugs to treat alcohol dependence, or enrollment into treatment clinics, one year before or during pregnancy. We estimated age- and sex-specific rates and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for use of somatic and psychiatric hospitals, and use of general practice (GP), and risk ratio (RR) for participat

SUBMITTER: Winckler JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature