Open AccessReducing the Prevalence of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies in the United States: A Simulation Modeling Study
Author(s) -
Reza Yaesoubi,
M. Mahin,
Geoffrey Martin,
A. David Paltiel,
Mona Sharifi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical decision making
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.393
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1552-681X
pISSN - 0272-989X
DOI - 10.1177/0272989x211023203
Subject(s) - unintended pregnancy , pregnancy , abstinence , medicine , national survey of family growth , fertility , public health , environmental health , reproductive health , population , demography , family planning , psychiatry , nursing , sociology , biology , research methodology , genetics
Public health efforts to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) primarily focus on promoting abstinence from alcohol among women if pregnant or seeking pregnancy and using effective contraception to prevent unintended pregnancies if consuming alcohol. Little is known about how programs to improve adherence to these recommendations would affect the prevalence of AEPs.