STUDY REVEALS DRINKING LIGHLTY IS NOT HARMFUL TO THE BABY

For years women have been told not to drink during pregnancy at all. Even though some ignored this, it was one of the things Doctors would drill into your head during pregnancy. “If you don’t want a deformed baby, don’t drink” they said. Now a study has revealed that light drinking is okay. I know there is some truth to this as I have seen women who drank lightly and others who drank moderately with pretty normal kids. The babies on the hit TLC show “I didn’t know I was pregnant” seem healthy after birth even though the mothers drank as normal because they had no idea there was a baby on board.

It’s apparent that up to two units of alcohol is ok for baby. This will not decrease adverse cognitive behavior or abilities the researchers say.

Researchers tracked 10534 seven-year-olds in the U.K, conducted interviews and questionnaires with the parents and teachers to identify abnormal social and emotional behavior or conduct problems. The researchers also quizzed the kids in mathematics, reading and spatial skills. Then they compared the results of children born to mothers who were light drinkers and those who abstained from alcohol during pregnancy. Researchers could not find differences between the abilities of the two groups of seven-year-olds. In fact when looking at boys born to light drinkers, researchers found them to have slightly fewer reported behavioral problems and higher reading and spatial skills.

Before some of you start celebrating yet, they caution that their research is still a work in progress since the children could exhibit adverse effects later in life. Even though they published this more research needs to be done in order to be 100% factual.


John Thorp, the journal’s Deputy-Editor-in-Chief said in a statement:”It remains unclear as to what level of alcohol consumption may have adverse outcomes so this should not alter current advice and if women are worried about consumption levels the safest option would be to abstain from drinking during pregnancy.

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