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SUBMITTER: Umer A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7384987 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Umer Amna A Lilly Christa C Hamilton Candice C Baldwin Aileen A Breyel Janine J Tolliver Amy A Mullins Christina C John Collin C Maxwell Stefan S
Pediatric research 20200103 2
<h4>Background</h4>Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can result in detrimental developmental complications. The objective of this study was to estimate the most recent PAE prevalence data for the state of West Virginia (WV) and associated factors.<h4>Method</h4>In all, 1830 newborn residual dried blood spots (DBS) in the WV Newborn Screening Repository were analyzed for phosphatidylethanol (PETH). Data were matched with Project WATCH data (94% match, N = 1729).<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of lat ...[more]