Influences on drinking choices among Indigenous and non-Indigenous pregnant women in Australia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Despite women's awareness that drinking alcohol in pregnancy can lead to lifelong disabilities in a child, it appears that an awareness alone does not discourage some pregnant women from drinking. To explore influences on pregnant women's choices around alcohol use, we conducted interviews and group discussions with 14 Indigenous Australian and 14 non-Indigenous pregnant women attending antenatal care in a range of socioeconomic settings. Inductive content analysis identified five main influences on pregnant women's alcohol use: the level and detail of women's understanding of harm; women's information sources on alcohol use in pregnancy; how this information influenced their choices; how women conceptualised their pregnancy; and whether the social and cultural environment supported abstin

SUBMITTER: Gibson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7192424 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature