Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In the Irish context, guidelines regarding alcohol and pregnancy are clear.The Department of Health and Children (DOHC) recommends abstinence (DOHC, 2003;2009).Despite this recommendation, many pregnant women in Ireland continue to drink alcohol.A survey of 120,000 women who attended the Coombe Women's Hospital in Dublin between 1987 and 2006 found that 60% of the women consumed alcohol during pregnancy, and 7.1% drank more than six units per week (Barry et al., 2006).
Authors: Roisin Finnegan, Jonathan Egan
Institution: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1205800535