Title: Results of heavy drinking in pregnancy.

POPLINE Document Number: 018213

Author(s):

Halliday HL
Reid MM
McClure G

Source citation:

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1982 Nov;89(11):892-5.

Abstract:

The outcome of pregnancy is reported for 23 women who had been drinking alcohol heavily and who were delivered in Belfast maternity hospitals during the last 4 years. 21 (91%) of the babies were small-for-gestational age and many had head circumference measurements <5th percentile. 10 babies (44%) had abnormal facies consistent with the 'fetal alcohol syndrome' and 10 babies had congenital malformations of the heart, palate, genitalia, and kidneys. Perinatal problems which included breech presentation, birth asphyxia, hypoglycemia, polycythemia, hypocalcemia, and withdrawal symptoms were frequently present. Most of the babies have shown delayed postnatal growth and 6 of 10 over age 1 have delayed development. (author's modified)

Keywords:

Northern Ireland
Pregnancy Outcomes
Pregnancy
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Growth
Fetus
Infant
Complications
Socioeconomic Status
Maternal Age
Marital Status
Tobacco Use and Abuse
Parity
Birth Weight
Congenital Abnormalities
Infant Mortality
United Kingdom
Europe, Western
Europe
Developed Countries
Reproduction
Behavior
Child Development
Biology
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Diseases
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Parental Age
Nuptiality
Fertility Measurements
Fertility
Population Dynamics
Body Weight
Physiology
Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities
Mortality