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Sunday, December 28, 2008

News Release - “A drink or two may be good for baby?”


We are alarmed to learn of many recent news articles reporting the results of a recent epidemiological study entitled “Light drinking in pregnancy, a risk for behavioral problems and cognitive deficits at 3 years of age?” published by Dr. Yvonne Kelly and colleagues in the International Journal of Epidemiology (2008).
A few of the lay press reports include:


2) http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article‐23580602‐‐ details/Light+drinking+in+pregnancy+will+not+be+a+mother% 7s+ruin/article.do

FASDSG assembled a panel of Clinical and Basic Science Investigators who are currently conducting research in the field to discuss the impact of light drinking during pregnancy.

The following statement has been sent to the editors of several lay press reports.
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