Alcohol and pregnancy is nothing to be fooled around with.
Although it is said to be common knowledge not to drink while pregnant women
still do it anyway. For those woman who do dare to drink there can be
consequences for her child.
Drinking
alcohol while pregnant could cause potential health issue for the woman’s
child. In one study done by a group predicted that women who drank a lot of
alcohol will pregnant can cause the baby to have a low birth weight. They separated
their women into three groups, heavy (100g a week), moderate (50-100g a week)
and light (50g a week). The results of
the study showed the women who consumed 100g of alcohol a week had a higher
level for the risk of a low birth weight baby. Along with the low birth weight,
a longitude study was done and the same babies around the age of 8 months were significantly
delayed growth wise as well as mentally.
The
studies have been done more than once and have the same results throughout
however, these studies do not consider the other physical conditions of the
women besides the amount of alcohol they drink. In the
end drinking while pregnant is not the smartest thing to do for the mother or
the baby.
Wright, J., & Barrison, I. (n.d.). Alcohol consumption, Pregnancy, and Low Birthweight. The Lancet, 321(8326), 663-665. Retrieved September 18, 2014, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673683919645
I love that you did your article on this! It is a shame that women actually do not know the risk that they are putting their baby in to. I wish women would be more educated on the effects of alcohol and pregnancy. Unfortunately, low birth weight is not the only side effect to drinking while pregnant. The babies can be born with defects and syndromes.
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