Racial/ethnic differences also exist with respect to binge drinking and heavy drinking during pregnancy. Pregnant White women reported more binge drinking during pregnancy than other racial/ethnic groups (Caetano et al. 2006). However, another study using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (2001–2005) found that among those who binge drank in the last month, Black, Hispanic, and Asian women were less likely to reduce heavy drinking during pregnancy compared with White women (Tenkku et al. 2009). More research on alcohol consumption patterns among pregnant women by ethnic group is needed to better elucidate racial disparities in the risk for fetal alcohol syndrome (Tenkku et al. 2009).
