A modified Timeline Followback assessment to capture alcohol exposure in pregnant women: Application in the Safe Passage Study.

ABSTRACT: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to poor pregnancy outcomes, yet there is no recognized standard for PAE assessment, and the specific effects of quantity, frequency, and timing remain largely unknown. The Safe Passage Study was designed to investigate the role of PAE in a continuum of poor peri- and postnatal outcomes. The objective of this manuscript is to describe the rationale for, and feasibility of, modifications to the traditional Timeline Followback (TLFB) for collecting PAE information in a large cohort of pregnant women. Participants from the Northern Plains region (in the United States) and Cape Town, South Africa, were followed prospectively using a modified 30-day TLFB interview, administered up to five times, to obtain detailed PAE information. Required modifica

SUBMITTER: Dukes K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553051 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature