Researcher's at WSU's Parent Health Lab in the School of Medicine received a three-year grant to research and develop a potentially mobile device that will moniter alcohol use in pregnant woman, particularly those who are considered at risk for increased alcohol consumption, which can lead to serious birth defects as well as decreased social and behavioral functions once the child is born.

Dr. Steven Ondersma, Ph.D, who is an associate professor Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University is leading this study, which he hopes will serve as a foundation for much larger-scale investigations and possible production of handheld mobile devices which will assist doctors and clinicians to ascertain the levels of alcohol used during pregnancy. Additionally the study will also examine how valid the alcohol bio marker, Ethyl Glucuronide is as an indicator of alcohol exposure.

To see the direct link: http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/nih-grant-to-develop-computerdelivered-intervention-for-alcohol-use-in-pregnant-women