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A Pregnant Woman Who Could Not Stop Drinking: Management of Alcohol Abuse in Pregnancy

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Alcohol abuse during pregnancy has been found to be harmful for pregnancy outcome and the health of the unborn child [1]. In addition to this, alcoholism in a pregnant mother also harms her social environment, her transition to motherhood, and her relationships with her partner, relatives, friends, and also healthcare providers [1, 2].

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Buffalo, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Devinalini Misir MD

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gelre Hospitals, Apeldoorn Location, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

    K. Marieke Paarlberg MD, PhD

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Misir, D., Paarlberg, K.M. (2017). A Pregnant Woman Who Could Not Stop Drinking: Management of Alcohol Abuse in Pregnancy. In: Paarlberg, K., van de Wiel, H. (eds) Bio-Psycho-Social Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40404-2_7

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