Drinking Alcohol In Pregnancy
I was actually surprised to read this article about how 1 in 13 pregnant women drink and even binge drink at some point in their pregnancy.For More Articles On Pregnancy Over 40 see www.getpregnantover40.com
Of course alcohol in pregnancy is discouraged since it's known affect the fetus, but it appears some women continue to drink:From the article:
About one in 13 women drink while pregnant, according to the study, and out of those women, one in four reportedly binge drink.
The researchers examined more than 340,000 self-reported surveys that were a part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of data from women between the ages of 18 and 44.
More than 7 percent of pregnant women in the study reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days, compared with 51 percent of women who were not pregnant.
Women in the study between the ages of 35 and 44 reported the highest amount of drinking while pregnant, at 14 percent.
U.S. public health officials and the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly discourage women from consuming alcohol while pregnant because of its potential to harm the baby’s physical, emotional and cognitive development.
“Pregnant and nonpregnant women of childbearing age who misuse alcohol might benefit from public health interventions … such as increased alcohol excise taxes and limiting alcohol outlet density,” the authors wrote.
from:
abcnews.go.com
