Chunk #17 — Results — Effect of special occasion drinking on pre-conception and early pregnancy alcohol consumption (Table 1)

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"Did you ever drink more?" A detailed description of pregnant women's drinking patterns.

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In the three months prior to conception, 269 of the 1570 women (17.1 %) declared a binge episode of drinking as part of their usual drinking. The special occasion question resulted in an additional 327 women reporting a binge episode, raising the total to 596 women (37.9 %) having consumed alcohol at binge levels prior to conception.