uk: Pregnant women should not touch one drop of alcohol

Pregnant women should not touch a drop of alcohol, as there is no evidence of a “safe” threshold, say doctors. Writing in the BMJ, experts in paediatrics and pregnancy said women planning a family were being given too much “conflicting advice” which could put their child at risk. Mary Mather, a retired paediatrician, and Kate…

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uk: No evidence of “safe” level of alcohol for pregnant women.

Pregnant women should not touch a drop of alcohol, because there is no evidence of a “safe” threshold, doctors have said.   Experts in paediatrics and pregnancy writing in the BMJ, said women planning a family were being given too much “conflicting advice” which could put their child at risk.  Mary Mather, a retired paediatrician, and…

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