Posted on 10/20/2015 1:09:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
If your doctor has ever told you that small amounts of alcohol are safe to drink during pregnancy, a new report is proving them wrong.
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released a new report in the journal Pediatrics.
No amount of alcohol, whether wine, beer, or liquor, is safe to drink while pregnant, no matter the trimester.
While research shows that most women cut out alcohol completely during pregnancy, the report states that a small percentage of mothers-to-be admit they continue to drink, while some even admit to binge drinking.
According to Live Science, Dr. Janet F. Williams, one of the study's lead authors, wants to set the record straight on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, pointing to 30 years of evidence of alcohol-related birth defects.
"Prenatal exposure to alcohol is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities," Williams said.
That early exposure can affect the growing baby's organs, its hearing, and can also lead to physical, behavioral, and learning problems.
The new study states babies of mothers who drink alcohol while pregnant are 12 times more likely to suffer a deformity.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome also causes growth problems and these common facial features.
The new study states that alcohol can alter an unborn baby's brain function, so, no matter what your OBGYN or your Great Aunt Sally may have told you, pregnant mothers should stop drinking alcohol immediately.
fewer pregnant drunks...equals fewer future democrats!
I saw a low information denizen the other day about 8 months or so and smoking a cigarette while drinking a 44 oz. soda. I had to fight hard to hold my tongue.
obozo’s mom must have drunk a quart of gin a night!
Based on reports of his dad, no one could blame her.
drinking wine is Biblical.
I suppose drugs, whether prescribed or illegal, are fine. They cause absolutely no ill effect on the fetus.
Alcohol is the ONLY bad substance. drugs are good.
fewer pregnant drunks...equals fewer future democrats!
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Yep. In Brave New World they added alcohol to the jars in the hatcheries to make Democrats.
My mother drank when pregnant with me but only wine. That’s what women did back then.
they may as well rename themselves..”the widespread fetal alcohol syndrome party”
Who said or implied that?
How did you glean that from this story? Good prenatal care by a competent MD will make sure no harmful Rx are prescribed and, clearly, illicit drugs should be avoided. Apparently alcohol too and I’ll go out on a limb and suggest a tobacco smoking mom is also bad for the fetus.
There are multiple FReepers who adamantly contend smoking isn't hazardous to a fetus.
Bite Me’s mother must’ve drank the whole damn distillery.
Calling BS. Not that I think women should drink a lot during pregnancy. I’ve been pregnant and around lots of pregnant women here and in Europe. Here, the docs tell you to not imbibe one drop of alcohol. They never say one word about eating chemical fake sweeteners which are clear neurotoxins. Not one doctor says to not drink diet sodas.
In Europe those brain poisons are not allowed, and a pregnant woman is told to only have a bit of wine with dinner. Wine has been drunk even by pregnant people for millennia. Most pregnant women don’t want alcohol much anyway. They crave protein. Certainly drinking a bit of alcohol only with dinner during pregnancy won’t hurt your baby.
With all these things for pregnant women to worry about now, it's no wonder we have all these pervs coming out of the woodwork.
What happens to the baby when the mother takes psychiatric drugs while pregnant?
As a NICU nurse I can tell you they’re wrong.
Good for you, that's the best way to keep it attached!
That could have been my mother or any other FReeper's mother 65 years ago.........
Of course that was way before the nanny staters took over.......
If they hadn’t drank so much, maybe they wouldn’t have gotten pregnant in the first place.
Demolition derby racing is still cool though, right?
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