Light drinking ‘not harmful to baby’ say scientists

April 17, 2013

Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child behavioural or mental
development, reports the journal BJOG.

Note from website administrator: Please remember when reading this that alcohol is a teratogen – a substance that causes birth defects. Studies have shown that there are changes at a cellular level to the fetus when very small amounts of alcohol were consumed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22167522

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