The purpose of this resource is to prompt and support primary care health professionals to:
- ask women who are planning a pregnancy or are pregnant if they are drinking alcohol
- provide brief advice about not drinking alcohol when planning a pregnancy or when pregnant and explain why
- assist women who are having difficulty stopping, or whose drinking is problematic, and refer them to a specialist addiction treatment service.
Purpose
The purpose of this resource is to prompt and support primary care health professionals to:
- ask women who are planning a pregnancy or are pregnant if they are drinking alcohol
- provide brief advice about not drinking alcohol when planning a pregnancy or when pregnant and explain why
- assist women who are having difficulty stopping, or whose drinking is problematic, and refer them to a specialist addiction treatment service.