Measurement of direct ethanol metabolites suggests higher rate of alcohol use among pregnant women than found with the AUDIT...

In all, our sample identified 25% of
subjects as possible alcohol consumers.
Of those with positive biomarkers, 3 had
acknowledged any alcohol use in the
AUDIT questionnaire, although at very
low levels. Furthermore, of the 7 subjects
in the current study whose EtG or FAEE
levels in hair that were highly suspicious
for heavy drinking, only 1 had admitted
to ongoing alcohol consumption in the
AUDIT questionnaire. Clearly, subjects
may underestimate their alcohol useand/or
be unwilling to disclose their
drinking habits during pregnancy. Although
negative results for direct ethanol
metabolites are not considered proof
of abstinence, we argue that when positive,
they provide strong evidence for
moderate or excessive drinking.

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