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Friday, May 25, 2007

The Pregnancy Book 2007 - Alcohol - (UK)
24 May 2007

pg. 14

"Research shows that heavy or frequent drinking can seriously harm your baby’s development. When you drink, alcohol reaches your baby through the placenta. But your baby cannot process it as fast as you can, and is exposed to greater amounts of alcohol for longer than you are. And too much exposure to alcohol can seriously affect your baby’s development and can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Children with The UK’s Chief Medical Officers advise that, as a general rule, pregnant women or women trying to conceive should avoid drinking alcohol. If you do choose to drink, to protect your baby you should not drink more than one or two ‘units’ of alcohol once or twice a week and should not get drunk."

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