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ArticleAlcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)2024

Investigating the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure and children's behavioural and emotional development: analysis of the Growing Up in New Zealand study.

Joanna Ting Wai Chu, Jessica McCormack, Yannan Jiang, Daniel Walsh, Holly Wilson, Samantha Marsh, Fiona Langridge, Chris Bullen

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Joanna Ting Wai ChuSocial and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Jessica McCormackFood Science, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
Yannan JiangSocial and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Daniel WalshStatistics, Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Holly WilsonSocial and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-8701-3872
Samantha MarshSocial and Community Health, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Fiona LangridgeDepartment of Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Chris BullenNational Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.

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New Zealand Ministry of Social Development, Children and Families Research Fund
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Abstract

aimsTo examine the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and children's behavioural and emotional development in a large generalizable sample of women and their children in Aotearoa New Zealand.

methodsUsing data from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort, we investigated the relationship between maternal PAE and behavioural and emotional development in 8-year-old children. We explored secondary outcomes including measures of language, executive function, academic achievement, and adaptive behaviour.

resultsWe found no significant differences in the measures of behavioural and emotional development in children 8 years old based on alcohol consumption. No significant differences in behavioural and emotional development were found based on amount of PAE and when PAE occurred, despite controlling for a range of potential confounding factors, such as neighbourhood deprivation and maternal health measures. PAE was associated with significantly higher scores for parent-rated oral language indicating better oral language. In Māori mothers, PAE was significantly associated with an increased risk of higher scores on two of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire subscales.

conclusionsWe did not find an association between PAE and behavioural and emotional development in children aged 8 years. PAE and behavioural and emotional development are difficult to measure accurately, and the moderating variables between them are complex. Future analyses will require larger cohorts of mothers and their children using precise measures of PAE and outcomes to enable more precise estimates of association.

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Alcohol DrinkingChild BehaviorChild DevelopmentEmotionsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAdultChildCohort StudiesExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleNew ZealandPregnancybehaviouralemotional developmentneurocognitive outcomesprenatal alcohol exposure (PAE)

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PMID38678371
PMCPMC11055961

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