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Pregnant Women and Drinking: 1 in 13 Consume Alcohol, CDC Says

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The issue of drinking while pregnant is a persistent one in the realm of public health — and while American doctors tend to take a more conservative stance than their European counterparts, drinking during pregnancy is still not an uncommon issue. Experts in the US say that there is no known safe level of alcohol… Read more »

Drinking During Pregnancy Still Verboten, American Experts Command

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The drinking during pregnancy debate has a bit of a paternalistic feel about it, to be sure — and experts, overwhelmingly male, are still largely against the practice even in moderation, they reiterate. Earlier this week, a study on drinking during pregnancy out of Denmark published in esteemed medical journal BMJ seemed to indicate that… Read more »

Drinking During Pregnancy In Moderate Amounts Now Okay By Docs

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Drinking during pregnancy is one of those issues on which people love to moralize for both sides — basically, depending on whether any one individual (non-doctor) chose to imbibe while knocked up, they will advise you to either abstain or have a good time. Personally, drinking during pregnancy (despite a healthy bent toward hedonism and… Read more »