Week-by-week alcohol consumption in early pregnancy and spontaneous abortion risk: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Half of women use alcohol in the first weeks of gestation, but most stop once pregnancy is detected. The relationship between timing of alcohol use cessation in early pregnancy and spontaneous abortion risk has not been determined.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the association between week-by-week alcohol consumption in early pregnancy and spontaneous abortion.

Study design

Participants in Right from the Start, a community-based prospective pregnancy cohort, were recruited from 8 metropolitan areas in the United States (2000-2012). In the first trimester, participants provided information about alcohol consumed in the prior 4 months, including whether they altered alcohol use; date of change in use; and frequency, amount, and type of alcohol consum

SUBMITTER: Sundermann AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807528 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature