Monday, November 3, 2008
Any Drinking While Pregnant?
Recently and article was publishes on BBC health suggesting that it is not harmful to the baby to have a minimal amount of alcohol once or twice a week while pregnant. The controversy from this study is that many people have problems knowing when to set the limits for themselves, this pertains especially to those who would be tempted to drink while pregnant regardless. The study does not deny that it is a risk to drink even a moderate amount while pregnant, and merely produces the results of a study performed at a lesser extreme. "The study of 12,500 three-year-olds even found a lower risk of some problems in children of such drinkers.", because of this women may begin to form a belief that it may be better for their children if they do consume alcohol and may even take the leap to believing that If a small amount if helpful to children than perhaps a moderate or large amount will be even better. Unfortunately it is the belief of some that the scientific proof of alcohol being bad for fetuses is merely a scare tactic. "However, it may also be that light-drinking mothers tend to be more relaxed themselves and this contributes to better behavioral and cognitive outcomes in their children." There is also a statement on the article that coincides with this saying that the light drinking women were also more wealthy. Which helps the idea that it may have just been that they were more relaxed. The article here http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7699579.stm argues both sides of the safety and accepts that at least for the time being it is much better for women to not try to drink at all. More importantly it states that their study mostly proves that light drinking does not increase the chances of behavioral problems in children. The children from the study are only three years old and to note are completely average.
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