Tanya Jagodzinski|Michael F. Fleming
Postpartum and Alcohol-Related Factors Associated With the Relapse of Risky Drinking
UW Health University Hospital|UW Health University Hospital
objective purposes investigation 1 describe postpartum drinking patterns among women frequent drinkers pregnancy 2 identify factors correlated postpartum risky drinking among women frequent drinkers pregnancy method information gathered selfadministered questionnaire completed postpartum visit subsequent facetoface interview 381 women recruited 35 obstetricgynecologic clinics throughout wisconsin reported frequent drinking pregnancy multivariate analyses used identify correlates postpartum risky drinking defined consuming four drinks per occasion heavy episodic drinking least twice past 28 days drinking average seven drinks per week results overall 378 n 144 women reported postpartum risky drinking eighteen percent reported heavy episodic drinking 5 reported frequent drinking 15 reported behaviors postpartum risky drinkers likely women partner engaged risky drinking odds ratio 26 95 confidence interval ci 1545 unemployed 30 95 ci 1277 smoked following pregnancy 19 95 ci 1035 consumed alcohol recognition pregnancy 48 95 ci 22106 women breastfed child less likely report risky drinking 03 95 ci 0205 conclusions postpartum period health care providers may want focus alcohol screening efforts former frequent drinkers smokers unemployed partner risky drinker breastfeeding j stud alcohol drugs 68 879885 2007