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Comorbidities in Pregnant Women with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure andAdverse Birth Outcomes

Award Number: R03AA031873
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/06/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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Comorbidities in Pregnant Women with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure andAdverse Birth Outcomes - Abstract In the last three decades, extensive research has been conducted on the effects of prenatal alcohol intake on birth outcomes, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and children’s developmental delays. However, there is limited research on highly prevalent comorbidities that exist among pregnant women who consume alcohol during pregnancy, and how these maternal comorbidities in conjunction with prenatal alcohol consumption affect birth outcomes. Given the high national rates of obesity and subsequent diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and related preeclampsia and toxemia along with persistently high rates of preconceptual and prenatal alcohol consumption among US women, this gap in our science is significant. The proposed study will address this gap using an innovative approach that yields risk profiles that may be easily translated into clinical screening tools and provide the underpinnings of tailored interventions for the target population. The objectives of this study are to: (1a) estimate the extent of comorbidities among pregnant women with prenatal alcohol exposure; (1b) build maternal morbidity risk profiles based on social and behavioral determinants of health among women with prenatal alcohol intake using machine learning (ML) methods; (2a) examine the effects of comorbidities on adverse birth outcomes among alcohol-exposed pregnancies; and 2(b) build risk profiles for adverse birth outcomes using ML methods. We will use data from the Prenatal Alcohol and SIDS and Stillbirth Network (PASS) (2007-2015) and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (2000-2021). Logistic regression will be used to compute odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals in examining the direction and magnitude of the association between comorbidities and alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Further, we will examine the effects of comorbidities on adverse birth outcomes among alcohol- exposed pregnancies using traditional statistical methods. ML methods such as classification trees will be used to construct risk profiles for maternal morbidity and adverse birth outcomes in identifying high-risk groups based on exposure to prenatal alcohol intake. This study will provide vital information on comorbidities among women who consume alcohol during pregnancy. The proposed study presents a model of study that combines both maternal and infant health in the context of maternal-fetal exposure to alcohol using innovative methods of data analysis that will yield previously unidentified risk profiles. Given the need for careful allocation of scarce healthcare resources for prevention and treatment programs, the identification of these risk profiles is both innovative and critical.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $83,477 )
2025	2025	GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY	4400 UNIVERSITY DR	FAIRFAX	VA	22030	FAIRFAX CITY	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	2	9/3/2025	CHANGE OF GRANTEE / TRAINING INSTITUTION / AWARDING INSTITUTION	$83,477
2025	2024	FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY	777 GLADES RD	BOCA RATON	FL	33431	PALM BEACH	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	9/3/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $83,477

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $79,905 )
2024	2024	FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY	777 GLADES RD	BOCA RATON	FL	33431	PALM BEACH	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	8/5/2024	NEW	$79,905
														Subtotal = $79,905

Grand Total All Awards = $163,382

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Comorbidities in Pregnant Women with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure andAdverse Birth Outcomes

Award Number: R03AA031873

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/06/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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