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| Title |
Midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practice about alcohol exposure and the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
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| Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12884-014-0377-z |
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| Authors |
Janet M Payne, Rochelle E Watkins, Heather M Jones, Tracy Reibel, Raewyn Mutch, Amanda Wilkins, Julie Whitlock, Carol Bower |
| Abstract |
BackgroundMidwives are an influential profession and a key group in informing women about alcohol consumption in pregnancy and its consequences. There are no current quantitative Australian data on midwives¿ knowledge, attitudes and practice in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. We aimed to reduce this knowledge gap by understanding midwives¿ perceptions of their practice in addressing alcohol consumption during pregnancy.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at 19 maternity sites across the seven health regions of country Western Australia. A questionnaire was designed following review of the literature and other relevant surveys. Midwifery managers of the maternity sites distributed questionnaires to all midwives working in their line of management. A total of 334 midwives were invited to participate in the research and (n¿=¿245, 73.4%) of these were eligible.ResultsThe response fraction was (n¿=¿166, 67.8%). Nearly all (n¿=¿151, 93.2%) midwives asked pregnant women about their alcohol consumption during pregnancy and (n¿=¿164, 99.4%) offered advice about alcohol consumption in accordance with the Australian Alcohol Guideline, which states ¿For women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, not drinking is the safest option¿. Nearly two thirds (n¿=¿104, 64.2%) of the midwives informed pregnant women about the effects of alcohol consumption in pregnancy, they did not always use the recommended AUDIT screening tool (n¿=¿66, 47.5%) to assess alcohol consumption during pregnancy, nor conduct brief intervention when indicated (n¿=¿107, 70.4%). Most midwives endorsed professional development about screening tools (n¿=¿145, 93.5%), brief intervention (n¿=¿144, 92.9%), and alcohol consumption during pregnancy and FASD (n¿=¿144, 92.9%).ConclusionNearly all midwives in this study asked and advised about alcohol consumption in pregnancy and around two thirds provided information about the effects of alcohol in pregnancy. Our findings support the need for further professional development for midwives on screening and brief intervention. Policy should support midwives¿ practice to screen for alcohol consumption in pregnancy and offer brief intervention when indicated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 134 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Researcher | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 25 | 19% |
| Unknown | 34 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 21% |
| Psychology | 14 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 14 | 10% |
| Unknown | 36 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 September 2015.
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#12,712,204
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Outputs from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
#2,266
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#44
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