The postpartum period: An opportunity for alcohol screening and counseling to reduce adverse health impacts

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• Alternative Title:
  J Addict Med
• Personal Author:
  Board, Amy ; D’Angelo, Denise V. ; von Essen, Beatriz Salvesen ; Denny, Clark H. ; Miele, Kathryn ; Dunkley, Janae ; Park, Youngjoo ; Bauman, Brenda ; Kim, Shin Y.
• Description:
  Objectives:
  
  The postpartum period presents an opportunity to engage in discussions about alcohol consumption and related health harms. This study examined the prevalence of alcohol consumption among a sample of postpartum persons with a recent live birth and screening and brief intervention (alcohol SBI) or counseling by their providers.
  
  Methods:
  
  We analyzed 2019 data from a telephone survey conducted 9 to 10 months postpartum among individuals who responded to the standard Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System survey in 6 states. Weighted prevalence estimates were calculated for alcohol consumption and alcohol SBI after birth through up to 10 months postpartum.
  
  Results:
  
  Among 1,790 respondents, 53.1% reported consuming alcohol postpartum. Among those who drank postpartum, 70.8% reported being asked about alcohol use by a healthcare provider. Slightly over half of respondents who drank postpartum and were trying to get pregnant (52.4%) or were not using birth control at the time of the survey (59.8%) reported being asked about alcohol use. Approximately 25% of respondents who drank alcohol postpartum were advised about risky alcohol levels by a healthcare provider. Small proportions of individuals who drank alcohol postpartum and were pregnant or trying to get pregnant at the time of the survey were advised to reduce or stop drinking alcohol (10.6% and 2.3%, respectively).
  
  Conclusions:
  
  These findings suggest missed opportunities to promote health and prevent adverse alcohol-related health outcomes during the postpartum period through evidence-based tools such as alcohol SBI.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Alcohol Drinking Counseling Female Health Promotion Humans Postpartum Period Pregnancy Risk Assessment
• Keywords:
  Alcohol Brief Intervention Drinking Postpartum PRAMS Screening
• Source:
  J Addict Med. 17(5):528-535
• Pubmed ID:
  37788605
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10585373
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5f6cb48abf3f61befb9090e03017aa384caf3732ed265f639a33459117ccacb7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/134349/cdc_134349_DS1.pdf
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