Pregnant women don't necessarily need to forgo the occasional drink during holiday get-togethers this month, according to recent research. Studies suggest light drinking during pregnancy may have no ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 2, 2009 — Occasional binge drinking during pregnancy in the absence of moderate daily levels of drinking is associated with child mental ...

For decades, women have been told that drinking any amount of alcohol during pregnancy can harm their developing child. The zero-alcohol rule is so ingrained that just walking into a bar while ...

Pregnancy carries with it so many dos and don’ts regarding the health and welfare of both the mother and the unborn baby, so this creates a problem regarding the need for this particular drug.

A simple information sheet may help prevent harms caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. A study just published in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research found that women who reviewed a flyer with ...

Battling against potentially harmful information is an everyday occurrence for Dee Quinn. So when a report condoning moderate drinking during pregnancy began to circulate recently, Quinn urged people ...

Nineteen women (19% of those approached) were interviewed. An additional two women mailed back signed consent forms, but were unable to be contacted for interviews after multiple attempts. None of the ...

Drinking a low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems in five-years-olds, researchers say. The Danish research, published in the BJOG journal, ...

Thousands of pregnant women continue to take alcohol while pregnant despite unwavering advice to the contrary. This begs the question, is it safe for pregnant women to drink alcohol during pregnancy?