[Lizavetta]

and that some French women believe that regularly drinking small amounts of alcohol wouldn't affect their babies in any way.

I believe that America's obsession with don't drink AT ALL when you're pregnant is liability driven.

If your doc says you can have a glass of wine or beer a day, which I believe would be fine, and you overdo it and then later when your baby is born with problems you can say, "Well, my doctor said I could drink."

So to protect themselves doctors veer in the direction of "no alcohol at any time while pregnant" mode to avoid a lawsuit.

[Jim from C-Town]

I agree considering that most children are conceived as a direct result of alcohol.