Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Medical Unit for Adoption and Foster Care, Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah Medical Center and the Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Nov 1;228:109023. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109023. Epub 2021 Sep 4.
Alcohol consumption is found in a significant proportion of women during their pregnancies. The only study on the prevalence of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Israel was conducted over a decade ago. Thus, our study aimed to assess alcohol consumption before and during pregnancy, associations with demographic characteristics, knowledge of possible risks of prenatal alcohol exposure, and relations among such knowledge, sociodemographic characteristics, and drinking habits.
A convenience sample of 802 pregnant Israeli women completed an anonymous online questionnaire regarding their alcohol consumption during pregnancy, recommendations received, and knowledge of possible risks.
Of the sample, 539 (67.2 %) women self-reported drinking alcohol in the 2 months prior to learning they were pregnant, and 96 (12 %) during their pregnancy. Twice as many (28.1 %) reported knowing other women who had consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Women with higher education, in their first pregnancies, ethnically Jewish, and secular reported the highest pre-pregnancy rates of alcohol consumption. About 40 % reported receiving no education about the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
A concerning percentage of pregnant women in Israel acknowledge drinking alcohol near and after conception. Although most participants reported discontinuing use after realizing they were pregnant, a worrying percentage continued consumption with little knowledge of the dangers. Actual rates may be higher. Information about risks of prenatal alcohol exposure is not widely disseminated, emphasizing the need to increase public awareness.
怀孕期间，大量女性饮酒。以色列唯一一项关于孕期饮酒流行率的研究是在十多年前进行的。因此，我们的研究旨在评估妊娠前和妊娠期间的饮酒情况，探讨其与人口统计学特征的关系，以及与这些知识、社会人口统计学特征和饮酒习惯的关系。
采用便利抽样法，对 802 名以色列孕妇进行了一项匿名在线问卷调查，内容包括孕期饮酒、接受的建议以及对产前酒精暴露风险的了解。
在样本中，539 名（67.2%）女性在得知怀孕前 2 个月内饮酒，96 名（12%）在怀孕期间饮酒。两倍多（28.1%）的女性报告称认识其他在怀孕期间饮酒的女性。文化程度较高、首次怀孕、犹太裔和世俗的女性报告称，妊娠前饮酒的比例最高。约 40%的女性报告称未接受过关于孕期饮酒危害的教育。
在以色列，相当比例的孕妇承认在受孕前后饮酒。尽管大多数参与者在意识到怀孕后停止了饮酒，但仍有令人担忧的比例继续饮酒，且对危害的了解甚少。实际比例可能更高。关于产前酒精暴露风险的信息尚未广泛传播，这强调了提高公众意识的必要性。
