The characteristics of the study cohort are
presented in Table 1. The study cohort was
comparable to the general hospital population as
found in a previous study on alcohol consumption
during pregnancy (Mullally et al, 2011), exceptions
were a higher proportion of non-Irish participants
and lower proportion of private patients. This
reflects higher rates of recruitment in the public
clinics. The loss of participants at follow-up was
largely representative for each category.
During the third trimester, 29% of participants
continued to consume alcohol (Table 2). The
majority of women, 71%, consumed 1–5 units
per week, and 14% consumed 6–9 units per
week. Six women reported at least one episode
of binge drinking during the third trimester. The
alcoholic beverages of choice were beer and wine.
During the third trimester when asked how they
intended to feed their baby, 64% planned to
exclusively breastfeed.
The characteristics of the study cohort arepresented in Table 1. The study cohort wascomparable to the general hospital population asfound in a previous study on alcohol consumptionduring pregnancy (Mullally et al, 2011), exceptionswere a higher proportion of non-Irish participantsand lower proportion of private patients. Thisreflects higher rates of recruitment in the publicclinics. The loss of participants at follow-up waslargely representative for each category.During the third trimester, 29% of participantscontinued to consume alcohol (Table 2). Themajority of women, 71%, consumed 1–5 unitsper week, and 14% consumed 6–9 units perweek. Six women reported at least one episodeof binge drinking during the third trimester. Thealcoholic beverages of choice were beer and wine.During the third trimester when asked how theyintended to feed their baby, 64% planned toexclusively breastfeed.
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