Breastfeeding and maternal alcohol use: Prevalence and effects on child outcomes and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Journal: Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)

Volume: 63

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Year of Publication: 2018

Affiliated Institutions:  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition Research Institute, United States; The University of New Mexico, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, United States; Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa. Electronic address: philip_may@unc.edu. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition Research Institute, United States. The University of New Mexico, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions, United States. Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa. State University of New York, Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics, United States. University of Cape Town, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa. Stanford University School of Medicine, Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, United States. Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa; Medical Research Council of South Africa, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Research Unit, South Africa. Sanford Research, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, United States. California State University, Northridge, United States.

Abstract summary 

Determine any effects that maternal alcohol consumption during the breastfeeding period has on child outcomes.Population-based samples of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), normally-developing children, and their mothers were analyzed for differences in child outcomes.Ninety percent (90%) of mothers breastfed for an average of 19.9 months. Of mothers who drank postpartum and breastfed (MDPB), 47% breastfed for 12 months or more. In case control analyses, children of MDPB were significantly lighter, had lower verbal IQ scores, and more anomalies in comparisons controlling for prenatal alcohol exposure and final FASD diagnosis. Utilizing a stepwise logistic regression model adjusting for nine confounders of prenatal drinking and other maternal risks, MDPB were 6.4 times more likely to have a child with FASD than breastfeeding mothers who abstained from alcohol while breastfeeding.Alcohol use during the period of breastfeeding was found to significantly compromise a child's development.

Authors & Co-authors:  May Philip A PA Hasken Julie M JM Blankenship Jason J Marais Anna-Susan AS Joubert Belinda B Cloete Marise M de Vries Marlene M MM Barnard Ronel R Botha Isobel I Roux Sumien S Doms Cate C Gossage J Phillip JP Kalberg Wendy O WO Buckley David D Robinson Luther K LK Adnams Colleen M CM Manning Melanie A MA Parry Charles D H CD Hoyme H Eugene HE Tabachnick Barbara B Seedat Soraya S

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Sankar MJ, Sinha B, Chowdhury R, Bhandari N, Tanega S, Martines J, Bahl R. Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatr. 2015;104:3–13.
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Identifiers
Doi : 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.05.002
SSN : 1873-1708
Study Population
Mothers
Mesh Terms
Adult
Other Terms
Alcohol;Breastfeeding;Child health and development;Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD);Pregnancy
Study Design
Case Control Trial,Case Study,Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Mali
Publication Country
United States