Table 2.
Prevalence of alcohol consumption in GUI (2008, 2009), SCOPE Ireland (2008–2011) and PRAMS Ireland (2012)
| GUI n=10 953 n (%) |
SCOPE Ireland n=1766 n (%) |
PRAMS n=718 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption | Not recorded | 1586 (90) | 545 (77) |
| Non-drinkers pre-pregnancy | Not recorded | 180 (10) | 173 (23) |
| Severity of consumption (units/week)* | |||
| 1–2 | Not recorded | 287 (18) | 168 (43) |
| 3–7 | Not recorded | 602 (38) | 96 (24) |
| 8–14 | Not recorded | 451 (28) | 73 (19) |
| >14 | Not recorded | 247 (16) | 58 (15) |
| Median (IQR) | Not recorded | 6 (3, 11) | 4 (1, 10) |
| Pre-pregnancy binging | Not recorded | 1044 (59) | 134 (24) |
| Any alcohol in pregnancy | 2198 (20) | 1444 (82) | 325 (46) |
| Non-drinkers in pregnancy | 8755 (80) | 322 (18) | 383 (54) |
| Binge (any in pregnancy) | Not recorded | 795 (45) | 23 (4) |
| First trimester alcohol consumption | 1127 (11) | 1415 (80) | 211 (30) |
| Non-drinkers in first trimester | 9826 (89) | 351 (20) | 507 (70) |
| Severity of consumption (units/week)* | |||
| 1–2 | 572 (54) | 424 (30) | 142 (85) |
| 3–7 | 332 (31) | 600 (42) | 11 (7) |
| 8–14 | 117 (11) | 266 (19) | 8 (5) |
| >14 | 41 (4) | 125 (9) | 7 (4) |
| Median (IQR) | 2 (2, 2) | 4 (2, 7.5) | 1 (1, 2) |
| Binge first trimester (yes) | Not recorded | 795 (45) | 21 (3) |
| Second trimester alcohol consumption | 1585 (15) | 500 (29) | 216 (31) |
| Non-drinkers in second trimester | 9368 (85) | 1266 (71) | 502 (69) |
| Severity of consumption (units/week)* | |||
| 1–2 | 1006 (66) | 486 (98) | 153 (91) |
| 3–7 | 367 (25) | 11 (2) | 10 (6) |
| 8–14 | 93 (6) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (3) |
| >14 | 23 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (1, 2) | 0.5 (0.3, 1.0) | 1 (1, 1) |
| Binge second trimester (yes) | Not recorded | 7 (0.4) | 4 (1) |
| Third trimester alcohol consumption | 1559 (14) | Not recorded | 225 (32) |
| Non-drinkers in third trimester | 9394 (84) | No recorded | 493 (68) |
| Severity of consumption (units/week)* | |||
| 1–2 | 1016 (70) | Not recorded | 161 (90) |
| 3–7 | 341 (23) | Not recorded | 13 (7) |
| 8–14 | 78 (5) | Not recorded | 4 (2) |
| >14 | 21 (1) | Not recorded | 1 (1) |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (1, 2) | Not recorded | 1 (1, 1) |
| Binge third trimester (yes) | Not recorded | Not recorded | 6 (1) |
*Note that severity of alcohol consumption only refers to women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy.
GUI, Growing up in Ireland; PRAMS, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System; SCOPE, Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints.