New Assessment Tools for Risk Drinking During Pregnancy: T-ACE, TWEAK, and Others

Marcia Russell, Marcia Russell

Abstract

Effective screening of pregnant women for drinking that puts the fetus at risk for developing fetal alcohol syndrome is an essential part of prenatal care. Screening tools such as questionnaires have demonstrated varying degrees of accuracy in identifying risk drinkers among pregnant women.

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The TWEAK test is a screening tool for identifying women who are risk drinkers. It combines questions from the MAST, CAGE, and T-ACE tests that have been found most effective in identifying these women drinkers.

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