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Excessive and Binge Drinking May Increase Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
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Low-to-moderate gestational alcohol use and intrauterine growth retardation, low birthweight, and … -
LS Lundsberg, MB Bracken, AF Saftlas - Annals of Epidemiology, 1997 - Elsevier
... tween low-to-moderate levels of alcohol exposure and ... ascertain- ment of drinking
during pregnancy, misclassification of ex ... of risk estimates for lower Ieveis of ...

Low maternal free thyroxine concentrations during early pregnancy are associated with impaired … -
VJ Pop, JL Kuijpens, AL van Baar, G Verkerk, MM … - Clinical Endocrinology, 1999 - Blackwell Synergy
... Alcohol use, maternal TPO-Ab status during pregnancy, fT4 in the lowest 10th percentile
(<10.4 pmol/l) at 12 weeks' gestation, gestational depression, low ...

Spontaneous cessation of smoking and alcohol use among low-income pregnant women -
JK Ockene, Y Ma, JG Zapka, LA Pbert, K Valentine … - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
... Deleterious effects of cigarette and alcohol use on the fetus during pregnancy are
unequivocal. Smoking increases the rate of low birth weight and premature ...

… alcohol consumption affect fertility? Follow up study among couples planning first pregnancy -
TK Jensen, NHI Hjollund, TB Henriksen, T Scheike, … - BMJ: British Medical Journal, 1998 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov
... intake of over five drinks in the entire follow up period with couples with a lower
weekly intake in ... The time to pregnancy by level of alcohol intake was ...

Pregnant, Alcohol-Abusing Women. -
J Hankin, ME McCaul, J Heussner - Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2000 - alcoholism-cer.com
... a result, health care providers who screen for substance abuse may employ a lower
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... Given the current state of our knowledge, it is tipossible to conclude whether or
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Effects of Maternal Alcohol, Nicotine, and Caffeine Use During Pregnancy on Infant Mental and Motor … -
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The Seattle longitudinal prospective study on alcohol and pregnancy.
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Underreporting of Alcohol Use in Pregnancy -
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Alcohol in pregnancy 'may lower IQ of African children'

 Children of African descent may suffer impaired intelligence if their mother drinks even small quantities of alcohol while pregnant, a study has shown.

Researchers in the United States found significantly reduced IQ scores in 10-year-olds exposed to alcohol in the womb during the first six months of pregnancy.

But the trend was only seen in African-American children and did not apply to Caucasian offspring from the same socio-economic background.

Laboratory and animal experiments suggest that genetic factors may partly explain the finding. Doctors have long been aware of the dangers to the foetus of excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

 

Many experts have now come to the conclusion that no amount of alcohol is safe for mothers-to-be.

They point to behavioural problems, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which may be linked to exposure to alcohol in the womb.

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Excessive drinking during pregnancy can produce a group of problems, including abnormal facial features and nervous system defects, collectively known as Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).

The new study was published today in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

 
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Researchers analysed data collected as part of the Maternal Health Practices and Child Development Project, an investigation into substance abuse during pregnancy.

A total of 611 women were assessed during each trimester of pregnancy and again with their children at regular intervals.

At the age of 10, the children were given intelligence tests.

Heavy drinking in pregnancy led to a two-to-seven point decrease in IQ among black children, but lesser levels of alcohol use also had an effect.

Dr Jennifer Willford, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who led the study, said: "This study found that even light to moderate drinking during pregnancy can affect IQ.

"The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on IQ were worse for children exposed to alcohol through the second trimester of pregnancy."

Co-author Dr Paul O'Connor, from the University of Washington, warned: "It should not be construed that a child is protected from the damaging effects of prenatal alcohol exposure because of ethnicity. Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders can occur in any ethnic group."

 

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