28 Percent of Australian Women Drink Alcohol While Pregnant: Study

Published on March 1, 2024

More than one in four women in Australia drink alcohol while they are pregnant, a new national drug strategy household survey has revealed. A total of 28 percent who had been pregnant in the 12 months preceding the study drunk alcohol while pregnant, a 2022 to 2023 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (pdf) study of 21,000 Australians showed. However, despite this seemingly high figure, the authors noted there had been a long-term decline in alcohol consumption while pregnant. Back in 2013, 42 percent of Australian women were consuming alcohol while pregnant. In addition, the study found almost two in three Australians, or 64 percent, drank alcohol while they did not know they were pregnant....

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