{"id":44397,"date":"2016-02-02T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/more-than-3-million-us-women-at-risk-for-alcohol-exposed-pregnancy\/"},"modified":"2016-02-02T15:22:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:22:03","slug":"mas-de-3-millones-de-mujeres-en-los-ee-uu-estan-en-riesgo-de-tener-un-embarazo-expuesto-al-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mas-de-3-millones-de-mujeres-en-los-ee-uu-estan-en-riesgo-de-tener-un-embarazo-expuesto-al-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 3 million US women at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Vital Signs<\/span><\/i> report released today. The report also found that 3 in 4 women who want to get pregnant as soon as possible do not stop drinking alcohol when they stop using birth control.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160202\/328802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160202\/328802<\/a> <br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151116\/287595LOGO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151116\/287595LOGO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alcohol use during pregnancy, even within the first few weeks and before a woman knows she is pregnant, can cause lasting physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities that can last for a child&#8217;s lifetime. These disabilities are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). There is no known safe amount of alcohol \u2013 even beer or wine \u2013 that is safe for a woman to drink at any stage of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alcohol can permanently harm a developing baby before a woman knows she is pregnant,&#8221; said CDC Principal Deputy Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Anne Schuchat<\/span>, M.D. &#8220;About half of all pregnancies in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> are unplanned, and even if planned, most women won&#8217;t know they are pregnant for the first month or so, when they might still be drinking. The risk is real. Why take the chance?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Healthcare providers should advise women who want to become pregnant to stop drinking alcohol as soon as they stop using birth control. Most women don&#8217;t know they are pregnant until they are four to six weeks into the pregnancy and could unknowingly be exposing their developing baby to alcohol. FASDs are completely preventable if a woman does not drink alcohol during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>For this <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Vital Signs<\/span><\/i> report, scientists from CDC&#8217;s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities analyzed data from the 2011\u20132013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/nsfg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Survey of Family Growth<\/a>, which gathers information on family life, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, infertility, use of birth control, and men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s health. National estimates of alcohol-exposed pregnancy were calculated among 4,303 non-pregnant, non-sterile women ages 15\u201344 years. A woman was considered to be at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy if in the past month she was not sterile, her partner was not known to be sterile, she had vaginal sex with a male, drank any alcohol, and did not use birth control. A woman was considered to be trying to get pregnant if a desired pregnancy was the reason she and her partner stopped using contraception.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, 3.3 million US women (7.3 percent of women ages 15\u201344 who were having sex, who were non-pregnant and non-sterile) were at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol if they were to become pregnant. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every woman who is pregnant or trying to get pregnant \u2013 and her partner \u2013 want a healthy baby. But they may not be aware that drinking <i>any<\/i> alcohol at <i>any<\/i> stage of pregnancy can cause a range of disabilities for their child,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Coleen Boyle<\/span>, Ph.D., director of CDC&#8217;s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. &#8220;It is critical for healthcare providers to assess a woman&#8217;s drinking habits during routine medical visits; advise her not to drink at all if she is pregnant, trying to get pregnant or sexually active and not using birth control; and recommend services if she needs help to stop drinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CDC works to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and FASDs through a variety of activities including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Tracking alcohol use among women of reproductive age in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>; <\/li>\n<li>Supporting the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce risky alcohol use and alcohol-exposed pregnancies, including through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/fasd\/alcohol-screening.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">alcohol screening and brief intervention<\/a><u> and<\/u>\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/fasd\/choices-importance-preventing-alcohol-exposed-pregnancies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CHOICES<\/a> program; <\/li>\n<li>Collaborating with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/fasd\/training.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">FASD Practice and Implementation Centers and national partners<\/a> to promote practice changes among healthcare providers in the prevention, identification, and management of FASDs; <\/li>\n<li>Promoting effective interventions for children, adolescents, and young adults living with FASDs and their families; and <\/li>\n<li>Offering FASD-related educational information and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/fasd\/freematerials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">materials<\/a> for women of reproductive age, healthcare providers, and the general public. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about alcohol use during pregnancy and FASDs, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fasd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.cdc.gov\/fasd<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vitalsigns\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vital Signs<\/a> is a CDC report that appears on the first Tuesday of the month as part of the CDC journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/a>.\u00a0 The report provides the latest data and information on key health indicators.\u00a0 These are cancer prevention, obesity, tobacco use, motor vehicle passenger safety, prescription drug overdose, HIV\/AIDS, alcohol use, health care-associated infections, cardiovascular health, teen pregnancy, food safety and viral hepatitis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/24-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>CDC works 24\/7<\/i><\/a><i> protecting America&#8217;s health, safety and security. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are curable or preventable, chronic or acute, stem from human error or deliberate attack, CDC is committed to respond to America&#8217;s most pressing health challenges.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Preventive health care can help Americans stay healthier throughout their lives. Those enrolled in health insurance coverage can use the &#8220;Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You&#8221; (<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/marketplace.cms.gov\/technical-assistance-resources\/c2c-roadmap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>English<\/i><\/a><i> and <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/marketplace.cms.gov\/technical-assistance-resources\/c2c-roadmap-booklet-spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>Spanish<\/i><\/a><i>) to learn about their benefits, including how to connect to primary care and the preventive services that are right for them, so that they can live a long and healthy life.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n    <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC <i><span class=\"xn-person\">Vital Signs<\/span><\/i> report released today. 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