Alcohol consumption by pregnant women - a pilot study

Background: Alcohol consumption by pregnant women is overwhelming in Europe and worldwide. The consequences of alcohol use can manifest themselves in the form of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and are so severe and common that increased attention needs to be paid to the issue of alcohol use during pregnancy. Aims: The aim of the work was to determine the incidence of problem alcohol use in pregnant women who attend a Pregnancy ambulance of The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in Prague and to describe how to perceive alcohol this issue. Methods: During the months from January to April 2021, the AUDIT questionnaires were collected within the maternity outpatient clinics of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the First Medical Faculty of Charles University and the General Hospital in Prague. In January 2021, semi- structured interviews with pregnant women were demonstrated. The research group consisted of 257 pregnant women in the completed 27.-38. week of pregnancy. Semi-structured interviews were demonstrated with 15 randomly selected pregnant women from the research group. The collected data were processed and described using graphs and tables. Data obtained through semi-..