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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Tracking binge drinking among U.S. childbearing-age women
Preventive Medicine Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2007, Pages 298-302





The purpose of this analysis was to track the estimated prevalence of binge drinking for the years 2001–2003 among U.S. women of childbearing age in order to inform ongoing efforts to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies.

The estimated binge drinking prevalence among childbearing-age women 18–44 years for the years 2001, 2002, and 2003 was 11.9%, 12.4%, and 13.0%, respectively. The estimated number of childbearing-age women who engaged in binge drinking rose from 6.2 million in 2001 to 7.1 million in 2003, an increase of 0.9 million.

The results of this analysis provide support for enhancing efforts among healthcare providers to identify and intervene with childbearing-age women who engage in alcohol use that can increase their risks for various health problems, including an alcohol-exposed pregnancy.

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