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Table 1 Prevalence of alcohol consumption before, during and after pregnancy from national surveys of Dutch women conducted in 2007 and 2010

From: Prevalence and pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy in the Netherlands

 

2007

2010

n = 2,759

n = 1,448

%

(n)

%

(n)

Before within six months before pregnancy (recognition)

n.a.

 

68.9

(998)

During

22.4

(618)

19.2*

(278)

During first three months

16.5

(455)

13.8**

(200)

On number of occasions

    

<1 per month

11.1

(306)

9.2

(133)

1-3 per month

4.1

(113)

3.5

(51)

Weekly

1.2

(33)

0,9

(13)

Daily

<0.1

(2)

<0.1

(1)

Alcohol per occasion

    

Less than one glass

9

(248)

0,4

(6)

One to three glasses

7

(193)

10***

(145)

Three to six glasses

0.7

(19)

1.3***

(19)

More than six glasses

0.4

(11)

0.4

(6)

After the first month after delivery

62.0

(1,711)

48.2***

(678)

  1. n.a.: not available
  2. *significantly different in 2007 compared to 2010 (p = 0.018), **(p = 0.026), ***(p < 0.001)