Alcohol use during pregnancy in rural Lesotho: “There is nothing else except alcohol”

Reducing alcohol use during pregnancy is a pressing public health priority in Sub-Saharan Africa, but insight into the factors that influence prenatal drinking practices is lacking. This study investigated perceptions of, and motivations for, alcohol consumption during pregnancy and associated practices in a rural district of Lesotho.A combination of purposive and snowball sampling methods were used to identify pregnant women and mothers with...