ArticleReproductive health2018
Warning about drinking during pregnancy: lessons from the French experience.
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- Why do women consume alcohol during pregnancy or while breastfeeding?Drug and alcohol review · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of alcohol strength on attitudes and decisions concerning special occasion drinking during pregnancy.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Knowledge Gaps Regarding Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and Its Effect on the Fetus: A Systematic Review Focused on Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Facing disabilities in children with prenatal alcohol exposure: parenthood and stressors according to families and professionals' narratives.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Article
- Alcohol Health Warning Labels: A Rapid Review with Action Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- How the alcohol industry fought against pregnancy warning labels in France. A press coverage analysis spanning 20 years.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Understanding the Relationship between Predictors of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Towards Effective Prevention of FASD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Influences on drinking choices among Indigenous and non-Indigenous pregnant women in Australia: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Pregnant Women's Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Applying the theoretical domains framework to identify determinants of alcohol consumption during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study among women of childbearing age in Southwest Germany.Women's health (London, England)Observational
- Supportive alcohol policy as a key element of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention.Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn France, since 2007, there is a compulsory warning recommending abstinence during pregnancy on every container of alcohol. Awareness of this warning, which consists of a small pictogram, is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess awareness of the warning and risk perceptions about prenatal drinking in pregnant and postpartum women.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out by telephone five years after the introduction of the warning label. A total of 3603 pregnant or postpartum French women participated. A quota sampling method was used to ensure the sample reflected the population. Multivariate analyses examined the characteristics associated with knowledge of risks and with awareness of the warning label.
resultsThe warning label had been noticed by 66.1% of women and 77.3% of drinkers. Of those who had noticed the warning, 98.6% thought that it suggested abstinence. Overall, 40.8% of the women thought that spirits were more harmful than wine or beer, and 8.9% thought that drinking beer was recommended for lactation.
conclusionAwareness of the warning is high but knowledge about the risks associated with wine and beer is poor. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Future information campaigns should educate women about standard drinks and their pure alcohol equivalent. They should emphasize the risks associated with drinking during breastfeeding.
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