Alcohol use patterns among postpartum women.

摘要: While much attention has been paid to women’s drinking during pregnancy, few studies address a woman’s once she given birth, which presents potential dangers herself and her child. This time of transition can be extremely stressful, potentially leading problem drinking. On the other hand, this new role change in lifestyle may protective against alcohol use abuse. We used California Women’s Health Survey (CWHS), randomized sample adult women California, compare mothers’ behaviors women. In order obtain large enough observe trends subpopulations, we combined CWHS data from years 1997–2008 (n = 28,537 aged 18–48). logistic regression determine individual-level characteristics that best predicted outcomes postpartum mothers (those with child household <1 year pregnant last 5 years) for any use, heavy episodic number days use. New were significantly less likely engage all behavior after adjustment race/ethnicity, income, employment, education, age, marital status, though who are not married those higher income brackets identified as groups at risk Although motherhood could prove factor some women, found being mother is measures