U.S./Maine Alcohol Use
Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment — Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Readiness and Response, Data, Research, and Vital Statistics, September 2026.
In 2023, the PRAMS survey question changed to allow respondents to report:
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any drinking during the first, second, and third trimesters, not only the third trimester
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1 in 4 survey participants (26%) reported drinking alcohol during pregnancy, across all trimesters
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with most people reporting this in the first trimester.
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Maine's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) samples Maine residents who recently gave birth to a live infant, drawing participants from the state's birth certificate registry.
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Maine Live Births 2025 12,140*
*Maine Department of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics
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