Prenatal Stress Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Risk of Postpartum Alcohol Misuse Among Women Veterans
Holzhauer CG, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney RL, Copeland LA, Bastian LA, Mattocks KM. Prenatal Stress Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Associated With Risk of Postpartum Alcohol Misuse Among Women Veterans. Women's Health Issues 2021, 31: 596-602. PMID: 34148828, PMCID: PMC10500562, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2021.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderMaternal post-traumatic stress disorderMaternal alcohol misuseAlcohol misuseWomen veteransStress exposurePostpartum periodMultisite prospective cohort studyPTSD diagnosisStress disorderMore stress exposureHigher AUDIT-C scoresProspective cohort studyAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAUDIT-C scoresSuch risk factorsPrenatal stress exposureDisorders Identification TestGreater stress exposureVeterans Affairs (VA) medical recordsPostpartum scoresCohort studyInfant outcomesMedical recordsRisk factors