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A screening and brief intervention for women in OB/GYN care

Authors: Tatiana Balachova, Mark Chaffin, Barbara Bonner, Galina Isurina, Larissa Tsvetkova, Elena Volkova

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 2/2015

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Alcohol consumption levels in Russia are among the highest in the world[1]. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in children are completely preventable by avoiding alcohol use during pregnancy[2]; yet, substantial numbers of women around the world consume alcohol during pregnancy mostly prior to pregnancy recognition[3‐5]. A U.S. prevention model, Project CHOICES, utilized a pre-conceptional approach consisting of four counseling sessions and a family planning clinic visit[6]. A brief intervention protocol[7] and the CHOICES were adapted by the research team to design a brief intervention for implementation in public OB/GYN clinics in two regions in Russia. The objective of this study was to evaluate impact of the adapted protocol in reducing the risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) and alcohol consumption in general. …

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Title: A screening and brief intervention for women in OB/GYN care
Authors: Tatiana Balachova
Mark Chaffin
Barbara Bonner
Galina Isurina
Larissa Tsvetkova
Elena Volkova
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1940-0640
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S2-O4

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