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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

A daily tipple is safe for pregnant women
By Laura Clout

11/10/2007

Pregnant women may drink a small glass of wine every day without harming their unborn child, new guidance suggests.

The advice, from the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, recommends that women should consume no more than 1.5 units of alcohol a day — roughly equal to a 125ml glass of wine.

However, this contradicts the recently updated advice from the Department of Health, which urges pregnant women not to drink at all.
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