Association of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Offspring Depression: A Negative Control Analysis of Maternal and Partner Consumption.

Kayleigh E EaseyNicholas J TimpsonMarcus R Munafò

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2020)

Maternal drinking in pregnancy was associated with increased risk of offspring depression at age 18. Residual confounding may explain this association, but the negative control comparison of paternal drinking provides some evidence that it may be causal, and this warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
alcohol consumption
depressive symptoms
high fat diet
birth weight
pregnant women
sleep quality
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
hepatitis c virus
gestational age
body mass index
weight loss