Health professionals addressing alcohol use with pregnant women in Western Australia: barriers and strategies for communication.
Health professionals have an important role to play in preventing prenatal alcohol exposure. In 2006 qualitative data were collected from 53 health professionals working in primary care in metropolitan and regional Western Australia. Thematic analysis was used to elucidate barriers in addressing prenatal alcohol use and the strategies used to overcome them. Health professionals identified strategies for obtaining alcohol use information from pregnant women but they are not recognizing moderate alcohol intake in pregnant women. Study limitations are noted and the implications of the results are discussed. This research was funded by the Health Promotion Foundation of Western Australia.
France
Kathryn
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Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, West Perth, WA, Australia. kathrynf@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Henley
Nadine
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Payne
Jan
J
D'Antoine
Heather
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Bartu
Anne
A
O'Leary
Colleen
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Elliott
Elizabeth
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Bower
Carol
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011247:Pregnancy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014904:Western Australia