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Parental alcohol misuse
Parental alcohol misuse has major effects on children’s health and development
BMJ 2019; 364 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l912 (Published 04 March 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;364:l912- Shabeer Syed, researcher in epidemiology,
- Ruth Gilbert, professor of clinical epidemiology
- Population Policy and Practice Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1X 1EH, UK
- s.syed.16{at}ucl.ac.uk
The new guidelines on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network emphasise the importance of reducing alcohol use during pregnancy.1 But fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is one part of a larger problem. Parental alcohol misuse affects children across the life course. It often goes unnoticed and impairs parenting, with major effects on children’s health and development. …
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