Journal article
Maternal and partner prenatal alcohol use and infant cognitive development
C McCormack, D Hutchinson, L Burns, G Youssef, J Wilson, E Elliott, S Allsop, J Najman, S Jacobs, L Rossen, C Olsson, R Mattick
Drug and Alcohol Dependence | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Teratogenicity of heavy prenatal alcohol exposure is established, but uncertainty remains regarding the impact of moderate alcohol exposure on cognitive deficits in infants. Separating in utero effects from environmental confounding is a challenge for observational studies; consideration of alcohol use by partners as well as mothers may help clarify this. This study examined associations between prenatal alcohol use by both mothers and their partners and infant cognitive developmental outcomes at 12-months. Methods: Pregnant women (n = 1331) and their partners (n = 699) were recruited from antenatal clinics of three metropolitan public hospitals in Australia, and completed detail..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The research was funded by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant #GNT630517 to RPM, DH, SA, JN, EE, LB, SJ, CO, and AB, and was financially supported by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales (UNSW). The study has also been supported by Australian Rotary Health (ARH; 2012-2013) the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE; 2010-2011), and the Financial Markets Foundation for Children (Australia) (2015-2016). CM is financially supported by an NDARC PhD Scholarship, the Australian Rotary Health Ian Scott PhD Scholarship, and the Australian Centre for Perinatal Science PhD Scholarship. RPM is financially supported by an NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship Award from the NHMRC, and DH is financially supported by an Australian Unity Industry Partner Senior Research Fellowship. CO is supported by an Australian Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (DORA: DP 130101459). EE is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship #1021480. The cohort is led by the NDARC at UNSW Australia, and the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University, in collaboration with Deakin University, Sydney University, the University of Queensland, the University of Christchurch, and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. NDARC and the NDRI, Curtin University are funded by the Australian Government under the Substance Misuse Prevention and Service Improvements Grants Fund.