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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Pregnant women and alcohol
October 2007

Find out about women's drinking habits, alcohol-related FCEs and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...

The media attention surrounding women and alcohol consumption has recently increased dramatically. The general message seems to be that binge drinking is on the increase in women and that they are catching up or overtaking the male population in this area.

Current government advice states that women should not drink more than 2-3 units of alcohol per day. However, the popular image generated by the media of drunken young women would suggest that this advice is not taken as seriously as it should be....

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Pregnant women and alcohol article: related statistical analysis (PDF)

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