An examination of child outcomes and predictors of severity when prenatal alcohol exposure is frequent and heavy
Higher maternal body weight and a BMI between 25 and 29 appear to be protective for the offspring. Long-term adequate nutrition and less alcohol consumption in the third trimester may protect highly exposed children from the most severe and negative outcomes.
Authors
- Luther K. Robinson
- Soraya Seedat
- Anna‐Susan Marais
- Melanie A. Manning
- Julie M. Hasken
- Philip A. May
- Marlene M. De Vries
- Wendy O. Kalberg
- H. Eugene Hoyme
- Margaret P. Adam
- Charles D. H. Parry
- Omar Abdul‐Rahman
- David Buckley
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Sanford Health (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- University of South Dakota (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70228
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00