The study proposes to test the efficacy of a primary care-based brief intervention with women who resumed heavy drinking during the post-partum period and who used alcohol during a previous pregnancy. The trial will also examine the effects of tobacco use, illicit drug use, depression and domestic violence on alcohol use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
250
The aim is to conduct a randomized test of the efficacy of brief physician/nurse advice in reducing alcohol use, alcohol-related harm, and fetal alcohol exposure in subsequent pregnancies in a sample of high-risk post partum pts.
To est. the prevalence of drinking in ethnic div. pop. post partum women who are pts in 60 practices in Dane, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties;the effect of age, race, tobacco use, marital status, partner alcohol use, and readiness-to-change;
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