Brief intervention for prenatal alcohol use: the role of drinking goal selection.

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Grace Chang,Tay K McNamara,E John Orav,Louise Wilkins-Haug,

The behavioral problems and cognitive deficits resulting from even small amounts of prenatal alcohol exposure can be significant and enduring but completely preventable. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a prenatal drinking goal selected during a brief intervention for 115 pregnant women and their partners on subsequent consumption. Higher proportions of women having their first pregnancy chose abstinence as a goal over drinking reduction. Goal selection was highly predictive of subsequent drinking behavior. Interestingly, the participants who were abstinent at enrollment and who chose to remain abstinent had the highest rates of abstinence. In contrast, the women who chose cutting down on drinking were the least likely to drink less subsequently, despite recognizing more situations putting them at risk for drinking and identifying more alternatives to consumption. We conclude that goal choice in behavioral self-management of alcohol use by pregnant women is critical.

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G Chang,TK McNamara,EJ Orav,L Wilkins-Haug,

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Brief intervention for prenatal alcohol use: the role of drinking goal selection. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr

Journal: Journal of substance abuse treatment

VOLUME: 31

Page Numbers: 419-24

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ISSN: 0740-5472

DAY: 14

MONTH: 08

YEAR: 2006

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Temperance

MESH TERMS: psychology

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AFFILIATION: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. gchang@partners.org

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NIAAA

GRANT: R01 AA12548

ACRONYM: AA

MEDLINETA: J Subst Abuse Treat

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