Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89, July 1999

Prenatal Alcohol Consumption:

Self Versus Collateral Report

  • Grace Chang, md, mph

      Affiliations

    • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Grace Chang, MD, MPH,
    • ,
  • Margaret Ann Goetz, mph

      Affiliations

    • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA USA
    • ,
  • Louise Wilkins-Haug, md, phd

      Affiliations

    • The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA USA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
    • ,
  • Susan Berman, md, mba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI USA

Received 5 February 1998; accepted 10 June 1998.

Abstract 

The reservations expressed about the accuracy of patient self-reports of drinking may be heightened when obtaining information about prenatal alcohol consumption, which may be subject to fears of social or medical disapproval. Thus, clinicians may seek collateral reports to confirm patients' reports during this critical time. The purpose of this study is to compare the self and collateral reports of antepartum alcohol consumption by 247 pregnant women, obtained shortly after the initiation of prenatal care, and again after delivery. Collateral reports of subjects were exceeded by the subjects' self-reports of alcohol consumption before pregnancy and in the antepartum.

Keywords:  prenatal alcohol use, self report, collateral

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PII: S0740-5472(98)00053-1

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 85-89, July 1999

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