On the basis of a recent report, from 2018-2020, about 1 in 7 pregnant adults were current drinkers over the past 30 days. Among those, about 40% reported binge drinking. Both those rates of current and binge drinking increased by approximately 2% compared with estimates from the 3-year period prior to 2018-2020, consistent with an ongoing upward trend since 2011.
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