What are the proven risks?
It is known that the amount of alcohol, the stage of pregnancy when the alcohol is consumed and the frequency of drinking all influence whether a baby is damaged by it (BMA 2007: 6).
Damage from alcohol is not just limited to the first trimester. It can also happen later on, when the baby is growing more and the baby's brain is developing (BMA 2007: 6; RCOG 2006b).
Scientists know that drinking heavily (over six units a day) on a regular basis affects a developing baby and can result in FASD (BMA 2007:6). Women who indulge in frequent bouts of binge drinking (five or more units on one occasion) are at a greater risk of having babies with FAS than women who drink the same amount over a longer time period (BMA 2007: 6).
Experts are less sure whether drinking at lower levels is dangerous or not. Several scientific reviews of the research have found no consistent evidence of adverse affects of drinking at low (under two units per day) to moderate levels (two to five units a day) (Gray and Henderson 2006; RCOG 2006a; O'Leary 2004 cited in BMA 2007).
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, there is no proof of harm from drinking within the limit of no more than one to two units of alcohol, no more than once or twice a week during pregnancy (RCOG 2006a).
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http://www.babycentre.co.uk/pregnancy/nutrition/foodsafety/alcohol/
Ingen har bevisat att det är farligt ens med två glas vin om dagen... Jag säger verkligen inte att man ska dricka och tycker Syrrans förslag med att byta ut vinet i flaskan mot alkoholfritt är en toppenidé om man inte vill outa att man är gravid. Jag kände inte alls för att dricka i början av min graviditet, inte heller för kaffe och andra gifter.