title: Habitual Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes.
abstract: We investigated perinatal outcomes in pregnant Japanese women who habitually consumed alcohol during pregnancies managed at our hospital. Of the 4,791 Japanese women with singleton deliveries at ≥22 weeks' gestation, 44 (0.9%) were found to have habitually consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Multiple logistic regression analyses suggested that habitual alcohol consumption during pregnancy was not associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. However, 64% of the women who habitually consumed alcohol during pregnancy also habitually smoked; smoking leads to increased risks of a low birth weight and placental abruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital.
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects