A glass of wine breeds better babies

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The headline seems a bit crazy to me when the majority of the article disputes it!

My thoughts on this are that people who drink during pregnancy are probably more likely to drink post child. My children are far better behaved once I have had a few drinks so not sure if the perception of milder behaved children is due to the drinking during the pregnancy or the alcohol induced haze of motherhood lol.

From what I saw (the study leader was interviewed on TV also) - the main emphasis was that although they still recommended no alcohol during pregnancy, the outcome of the study was important for women that had been drinking lightly before they found out they were pregnant.....and the gist was that if you had been drinking in early pregnancy without knowing you were pregnant, that you don't need to beat yourself up over it, as there is evidence that LIGHT drinking in the first 3 months doesn't adversely affect the baby. However, she also said that FAS and other syndromes were well-recognised from continued and heavy drinking during the whole pregnancy, so health guidelines should be adhered to (i.e. no drinking alcohol during pregnancy, assuming you know you are pregnant ).

yup

ETA: often media (especially newspapers in NZ) blow medical research out of proportion to make it sensationalist, so it's always good to read either the press-releases from the research group itself, or to see the researchers interviewed and hear what they have to say for themselves, as you can't trust what you read in the papers as being the full story....

Edited by blondy

I agree - which is why it's an issue with the media being irresponsible, rather than the research itself.