Prenatal alcohol and tobacco use and the risk of depression in offspring at age of 17 years: findings from the Raine Study

Prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures have been associated with adverse mental health consequences in offspring. The objective of this study was to test the associations between maternal prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and depressive symptoms in the offspring, adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders.

Citation:
Duko B, Pereira G, Betts K, Tait RJ, Newnham J, Alati R. Prenatal alcohol and tobacco use and the risk of depression in offspring at age of 17 years: findings from the Raine Study. J Affective Disord. 2021;279:426-33.

External Collaborators:
Gavin Pereira (Curtin University)

Keywords:
adolescent; alcohol; depression; pregnancy; the Raine Study; tobacco.

Abstract:
Prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures have been associated with adverse mental health consequences in offspring. The objective of this study was to test the associations between maternal prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and depressive symptoms in the offspring, adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders.