Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): A new research has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly impact a pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies' development.
Partners affect pregnant women s alcohol use, babies development: Study ANI | Updated: Jun 03, 2021 15:27 IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): A new study has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly influence a pregnant woman s likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies development.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research .
The study was led by a team of University of Rochester psychologists and other researchers in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD).
The study highlighted the importance of engaging partners in intervention and prevention efforts to help pregnant women avoid drinking alcohol. A baby s prenatal alcohol exposure carries the risk of potential lifelong problems, including premature birth, delayed infant development, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Interventions addressing the partners substance use may help reduce pregnant women s substance use, too, while improving their relationship satisfaction, protecting against depression, and boosting infant development.
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A new study by a team of University of Rochester psychologists and other researchers in the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD) finds that partners of mothers-to-be can directly influence a pregnant womanâs likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babiesâ development.
The study, which appeared in
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, highlights the importance of engaging partners in intervention and prevention efforts to help pregnant women avoid drinking alcohol. A babyâs prenatal alcohol exposure carries the risk of potential lifelong problems, including premature birth, delayed infant development, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Partners play a role in pregnant women's drinking and depression, researchers report. The work could help curb the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.