Should you drink during pregnancy? That’s the age old question and there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer. Many professionals advocate complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks during the nine months of pregnancy, yet some have suggested moderate amounts of alcohol are no bad thing. It’s ironic that the latest […]
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Children will form opinions about alcohol based on the attitudes their parents have to drinking. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found, unsurprisingly, that parents are role models for their kids — whether they accept that or not — and their actions speak volumes to a child’s development, Made […]
Every couple of years another study appears suggesting it’s OK for expectant mothers to drink small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. A 2006 study said that there was “no evidence of harm from low levels of alcohol consumption”, as did similar findings in 2008 and 2010. Yet other studies have […]
A trio of pregnancy-related health topics hit the headlines last week. Here’s a roundup. Drinking during pregnancy increases epilepsy risk According to research from the University of New Mexico’s Department of Neurosciences, children of mothers who drink during their pregnancy are six times more likely to suffer from epilepsy as […]
The British Government has announced plans to tackle the increasing problem of underage drinking, and is planning to prosecute parents who allow their children to drink in public. If proposals became law, anyone under the age of 18 “regularly” found with alcohol on their possession could face getting an ASBO […]