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  • Light Drinking During Pregnancy

    Can you drink a little during pregnancy without hurting your baby? What does the research show?

  • Red Wine and Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I have not been able to get a definitive answer on whether it is okay to drink a glass of red wine with dinner while pregnant? I know that red wine has lots of health benefits, and I really enjoy the taste. Can you give me any advice on this issue?

  • Is It Safe To Drink Red Wine

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 16 weeks in pregnancy, I want to know if drinking red wine is safe during my pregnancy?

  • Scary Dreams During Pregnancy

    I had a few small drinks before I realized I was pregnant early on. Now I dream of binge drinking and then afterward totally regretting it. What does it mean?

  • Drinking In Pregnancy Tied to Child's Later Alcohol Problems

    by Colette Bouchez

    Women who drink during pregnancy may increase their child's risk of developing an alcohol addiction as a young adult -- and as little as one drinking binge could set the downward spiral in motion.

    That's the finding of a new study in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers from the University of Washington offered first-time evidence that a mother's drinking habits during pregnancy might influence whether her child develops a problem with alcohol much later in their life.

  • Anything Special to do During Early Pregnancy?

    Much to our great surprise, I found that I am pregnant because I tested positive on a take home test. We were using protection and everything. We are delighted and terrified for all kinds of reasons...

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) & Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical, mental and neurobehavioral birth defects that are associated with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Not all babies of mothers who consume alcohol during their pregnancy will develop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

  • Alcohol During Pregnancy

    A woman who drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to an abnormal child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). A child born with FAS has a pattern of mental and physical defects.

  • Anything Special to do During Early Pregnancy?

    Much to our great surprise, I found that I am pregnant because I tested positive on a take home test. We were using protection and everything. We are delighted and terrified for all kinds of reasons...

  • Scary Dreams During Pregnancy

    I had a few small drinks before I realized I was pregnant early on. Now I dream of binge drinking and then afterward totally regretting it. What does it mean?

  • Drinking In Pregnancy Tied to Child's Later Alcohol Problems

    by Colette Bouchez

    Women who drink during pregnancy may increase their child's risk of developing an alcohol addiction as a young adult -- and as little as one drinking binge could set the downward spiral in motion.

    That's the finding of a new study in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers from the University of Washington offered first-time evidence that a mother's drinking habits during pregnancy might influence whether her child develops a problem with alcohol much later in their life.

  • Alcohol During Pregnancy

    A woman who drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to an abnormal child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). A child born with FAS has a pattern of mental and physical defects.

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) & Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical, mental and neurobehavioral birth defects that are associated with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Not all babies of mothers who consume alcohol during their pregnancy will develop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

  • Is It Safe To Drink Red Wine

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 16 weeks in pregnancy, I want to know if drinking red wine is safe during my pregnancy?

  • Red Wine and Pregnancy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I have not been able to get a definitive answer on whether it is okay to drink a glass of red wine with dinner while pregnant? I know that red wine has lots of health benefits, and I really enjoy the taste. Can you give me any advice on this issue?

  • Light Drinking During Pregnancy

    Can you drink a little during pregnancy without hurting your baby? What does the research show?