Maternal risk factors for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in a province in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal risk factors for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Italy and Mediterranean cultures need clarification, as there are few studies and most are plagued by inaccurate reporting of antenatal alcohol use.

Methods

Maternal interviews (n = 905) were carried out in a population-based study of the prevalence and characteristics of FASD in the Lazio region of Italy which provided data for multivariate case control comparisons and multiple correlation models.

Results

Case control findings from interviews seven years post-partum indicate that mothers of children with FASD are significantly more likely than randomly-selected controls or community mothers to: be shorter; have higher body mass indexes (BMI); be married to a man with legal problems; repor

SUBMITTER: Ceccanti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4736727 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature