Prenatal alcohol exposure and infant gross motor development: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy may have adverse effects on child gross motor (GM) development. There have been few human studies on this topic, particularly ones examining low exposure. This study examined the association between prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and infant GM development at 12-months of age.

Methods

Participants were 1324 women recruited from antenatal clinics in Sydney and Perth, Australia. Maternal and paternal alcohol use was assessed in pregnancy via interview; offspring GM development was measured at 12-months with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-III).

Results

Any alcohol use in pregnancy was common: 56.1%, of pregnant women drank early in Trimester one (0-6 weeks), however this reduced to 27.9% on average there

SUBMITTER: Hutchinson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6515673 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature