Objective assessment of alcohol consumption in early pregnancy using phosphatidylethanol: a cross‐sectional study

• Main Authors: Leonieke J. Breunis (Author), Sophie Wassenaar (Author), Barbara J. Sibbles (Author), Ab A. Aaldriks (Author), Hilmar H. Bijma (Author), Eric A.P. Steegers (Author), Birgit C.P. Koch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with major birth defects and developmental disabilities. Questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption during pregnancy underestimate alcohol use while the use of a reliable and objective biomarker for alcohol consumption enables...