Alcohol and pregnancy: The pivotal role of the obstetrician

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 236-239

  Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c   Bower, Carol ^d,e,f  

^a Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol guidelines; Alcohol in pregnancy; Fetal alcohol syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 44849131001     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00876.x     Document Type: Review

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