Attitudes and behavior of pregnant women and health professionals towards alcohol and tobacco consumption |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Neurology, Boston Children''s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA 02115, USA;2. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Children''s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA 02115, USA;3. Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;4. Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chu Shang Show Chwan Hospital, Nantou 557, Taiwan;3. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine Science, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;4. Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chu Shang Show Chwan Hospital, Nantou 557, Taiwan;5. Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;6. Department of Health Risk Management, College of Management, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan;7. Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan;1. Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA;2. Department of Anesthesiology, Shijiazhuang Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China;3. Department of Pediatrics, Shijiazhuang Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China;4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shijiazhuang Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China;5. Department of Nursing, Labor and Delivery Unit, Shijiazhuang Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to identify those factors that influence pregnant women's behavior towards alcohol consumption, so that they could be taken into account when developing alcohol prevention programs in prenatal care. Tobacco use was also studied to identify similarities and differences in attitudes and behavior. A sample of 176 women was interviewed using a structured questionnaire in the prenatal clinics or post-partum wards. Most women were aware that alcohol and tobacco could be harmful to their babies; however heavy drinkers recognized the influence of alcohol in pregnancy less often than the others. Sixty percent of the women, even among the light drinkers, thought that two drinks per day was a reasonable level of consumption during pregnancy. When asked who could be helpful in decreasing their alcohol consumption, most women mentioned their husband, and the doctor or midwife. This is in contrast to our finding that less than 20% of heavy drinkers were advised to reduce alcohol consumption, as compared to 70% of heavy smokers. The results point to the potential for more active interventions on alcohol reduction by health personnel during prenatal care. |
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