This study addresses
this gap by examining potential risk factors associated with prenatal alcohol use (any versus none) by maternal age (<20,
20–25, 26–34, and 35 years or older). Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were completed on survey data from 9,004
pregnant women from the north central U.S. Descriptive statistics revealed teens in general had a higher level or greater
occurrence of risk factors previously identified with prenatal drinking compared to older women, yet women of advanced maternal
age (35 years or older) were most likely to drink alcohol during pregnancy. Based on the regression by age, 20–25 year old
women had the greatest number of significant risk factors associated with prenatal drinking including being employed, white,
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