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The Debate Is Over! How Much Alcohol Can Women Really Drink While Pregnant?
KFOR ^ | OCTOBER 20, 2015 | Heather Holeman

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.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: alcohol; neonatology; obstetrics; pregnancy
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To: nickcarraway
The real problem is when women drink so much their baby is born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

A half a beer or a small glass of wine should not be a problem.

The bigger problem is a continuous diet of high salt fast food diet with minimal protein.

21 posted on 10/20/2015 1:31:54 PM PDT by Slyfox (Will no one rid us of this meddlesome president?)
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To: Boogieman

That and cage-match kick-boxing bouts.


22 posted on 10/20/2015 1:34:13 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: Drango
There are multiple FReepers who adamantly contend smoking isn't hazardous to a fetus.

First, there are no FReepers that will argue that, so name names if you are going to insult people. Second, anyone who posts on Free Republic is not necessarily a FReeper.

23 posted on 10/20/2015 1:35:27 PM PDT by webheart (We are all pretty much living in a fiction.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop
I suppose drugs, whether prescribed or illegal, are fine. They cause absolutely no ill effect on the fetus.

Where did you get that dumb idea?

I had a whole list of drugs I could not take, foods I should avoid and teas I should not drink.

Eating bread is biblical as well but if you eat rye bread that has ergot in it you will end up either aborting or having a deformed child.

Kids in the womb can be harmed by a long list of things.

24 posted on 10/20/2015 1:37:29 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: nickcarraway
a new report is proving them wrong.

Wrong. The report doesn't "prove" anything. It just shows a consensus of pediatricians say they don't have proof about small amounts of alcohol, but hey, better safe than sorry, so we recommend none. Prudent, but not proof.

25 posted on 10/20/2015 1:39:55 PM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

Where did you get that information for your incoherent post?


26 posted on 10/20/2015 1:47:47 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: nickcarraway

Any chemical you take into your body affects your unborn child, but I’d humbly submit that a glass of wine with dinner or a beer after work is not going to harm your child.

And probably all of our parents (if you’re over 40) smoked like chimneys and we somehow managed to survive.

Note that they don’t seem to mention pot, which is much more powerful but is politically correct.


27 posted on 10/20/2015 1:51:52 PM PDT by livius
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder if the conclusion was decided prior to the study? I don’t really find AAP a totally trustworthy group anymore. Common sense tells me we would be seeing a lot more damage from fetal alcohol in those populations whose moms were pregnant during eras when drinking in moderation was not frowned upon or outright forbidden.


28 posted on 10/20/2015 2:02:24 PM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: nickcarraway
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”

The same group released their findings recommending only one egg a week, the use of margarine over butter and the definitive role that cholesterol plays in a healthy diet

29 posted on 10/20/2015 2:03:11 PM PDT by Cyman (Bill to Hillary: Cheer up, Mandela served 27 years in prison before he became president)
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To: webheart

“First, there are no FReepers that will argue that:”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1554639/posts


30 posted on 10/20/2015 2:09:48 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: nickcarraway

What did they drink back in the day when beer or wine was the only safe thing to drink?!? Most civilizations relied on weak forms of beer rather than water.


31 posted on 10/20/2015 2:21:25 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: stylecouncilor

While pregnant I went to 3 Dodgers’ games and had 1 beer at each.


32 posted on 10/20/2015 2:21:37 PM PDT by windcliff
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To: nickcarraway

A sister-in-law of mine was a flat out drunk, just could not leave the stuff alone. Stayed totally plastered during a pregnancy, lost the kid. Just kept on sucking up the devil’s juice, only she showed extreme hatred and contempt for just about everyone. She never visits the kids grave. Just sad.

She quit drinking about 30 years after losing the child, got religion and still hates people.


33 posted on 10/20/2015 2:30:43 PM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: nickcarraway

The debate is over? Try telling that to a professional alcoholic. They will argue with you all day long.


34 posted on 10/20/2015 2:32:55 PM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: nickcarraway

“The new study states that alcohol can alter an unborn baby’s brain function,”

That statement does not say anything about quantity. Show me the study that proves a couple drinks while pregnant has an effect... Oh there isn’t one? So the premise of this piece is pure extrapolation and supposition. Might as well say XYZ is bad for you so NO AMOUNT of it is safe. Which is flat out false for most things.


35 posted on 10/20/2015 4:57:43 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: nickcarraway

The study should concentrate on how much alcohol does it take to get a woman pregnant....


36 posted on 10/20/2015 5:11:43 PM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL!!)
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To: nickcarraway

Islam proves not drinking doesn’t make you or your kids smarter


37 posted on 10/21/2015 3:23:22 AM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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