Light Drinking During Pregnancy is Safe

According to a recent research pregnant women can drink 10g of alcohol a day without harming the unborn baby's development or increase the chance of premature birth.

According to a recent research, pregnant women can drink 10g of alcohol a day without harming the unborn baby's development or increase the chance of premature birth.

Enjoying one or two glasses of wine a week - about two units - does not raise the risk of premature birth or impair the foetus' growth.

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According to the research - which looked at 36 studies from around the world on alcohol intake and pregnancy - it is safe to drink the equivalent of half a unit a day, reports the Daily Mail.

The finding is likely to add to the confusion surrounding alcohol and pregnancy.

The Department of Health guidelines advise expectant mothers to abstain completely.

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But researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto found that consuming 10g of alcohol a day - just over half a unit - would not harm the baby.

It means women should be able to enjoy one or two glasses of wine - one or two units - once or twice a week without harming their unborn child.

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But drinking any more than 10g of alcohol a day - just over half a unit - substantially increased the dangers of the foetus being undeveloped or of going into labour prematurely by nearly a quarter, the researchers told BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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