Assessing Maternal Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Does Phosphatidylethanol Have Any Value?

“Phosphatidylethanol (PEth), a metabolite of alcohol, is incorporated into red cell membranes… PEth measured from DBS obtained on day 5 of life does not reliably identify modest PAE after 36 weeks’ gestation from maternal self-report.”
- Archives of Disease in Childhood

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