Prenatal Substance Exposure
Dimension 89 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Prenatal Substance Exposure measures the extent to which an expression concerns use of cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, or medications during pregnancy, including related maternal health treatment that can affect fetal exposure. It encompasses direct reports of substance use in pregnancy as well as pregnancy-period medication and medically relevant exposure contexts.
evidence final name · Substance use
Absent Prenatal Substance Exposure
Expressions activating this band do not present a recognizable pregnancy-related substance exposure theme and are dominated by unrelated administrative, informational, or miscellaneous content.
Possible Prenatal Substance Exposure
Expressions activating this band refer to substance use or medication-taking, with pregnancy-related exposure present but mixed with broader personal, family, or life-history content. The exposure theme is identifiable but not consistently centered on maternal use during pregnancy.
Direct Prenatal Substance Exposure
Expressions activating this band directly ask about or report smoking, medication use, illness treatment, or other substance-related exposure during pregnancy. The pregnancy period and maternal exposure are explicit and central.
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Minimal Substance use: Expressions show no meaningful substance use content. The proxy is effectively absent. Expressions activating this band are unrelated to substance use.
Moderate Substance use: Substance use is experienced here as observable behavioral patterns associated with problematic or disordered functioning. This is the first band where substance use becomes detectable. Expressions activating this band engage with substance use at a level associated with formal behavioral assessment.
Heavy Substance use: Substance use is clearly present at this level. Unlike the band below, where substance use was characterized by the behavioral form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band reflect substance use at this level of intensity.