Prevalence of prenatal alcohol use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory, Australia: estimate from perinatal, emergency, and admission datasets

The study provides refined prevalence estimates for PAU across groups with increasing risk of harm. Early identification and effective engagement with women at risk of PAU are critical for improving outcomes for mothers and their children. Targeted interventions like enhanced services that support cessation of alcohol and other drugs (AOD), strengthening families, and sustained engagement with culturally safe, trauma-informed maternity care may aid in reducing PAU. The study also highlights the critical need to enhance both the quality and completeness of the routine recording of alcohol use during pregnancy.

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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2025-10-17
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08216-5
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Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
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Prevalence of prenatal alcohol use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory, Australia: estimate from perinatal, emergency, and admission datasets

Holger Werner Unger, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Hoang Phan, Steven Guthridge et al.
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Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
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Prevalence of prenatal alcohol use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory, Australia: estimate from perinatal, emergency, and admission datasets

Holger Werner Unger, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Hoang Phan, Steven Guthridge, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Abel Fekadu Dadi, Kiarna Brown
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Abstract

The study provides refined prevalence estimates for PAU across groups with increasing risk of harm. Early identification and effective engagement with women at risk of PAU are critical for improving outcomes for mothers and their children. Targeted interventions like enhanced services that support cessation of alcohol and other drugs (AOD), strengthening families, and sustained engagement with culturally safe, trauma-informed maternity care may aid in reducing PAU. The study also highlights the critical need to enhance both the quality and completeness of the routine recording of alcohol use during pregnancy.

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Debre Berhan University (ET), Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ET), The University of Melbourne (AU), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB), Charles Darwin University (AU), Menzies School of Health Research (AU), Peter Doherty Institute (AU), Debre Tabor University (ET), Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory Government
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Prevalence of prenatal alcohol use among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory, Australia: estimate from perinatal, emergency, and admission datasets — Holger Werner Unger, Behailu Tariku Derseh, et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS