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Globally, one in 10 women drink alcohol during pregnancy. Out of this population, 20% binge drink and have four or more alcoholic drinks per single occasion. [39] The use of alcohol during pregnancy occurs at different rates across the world, potentially due to various cultural differences and legislation.
Hong Kong: "Abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy is the safest choice." [42] Iceland: Advise that pregnant women abstain from alcohol during pregnancy because no safe consumption level exists. [25] Israel: Women should avoid consuming alcohol before and during pregnancy [25] [43] The Netherlands: Abstinence [25]
The American Academy of Pediatrics established a conservative set of recommendations in 2015: "During pregnancy:no amount of alcohol intake should be considered safe; there is no safe trimester to drink alcohol; all forms of alcohol, such as beer, wine, and liquor, pose similar risk; and binge drinking poses dose-related risk to the developing ...
The National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse defines a "standard drink" as 14 grams of pure alcohol, which it quantifies in these amounts: 12 ounces of beer 8 to 9 ounces of malt liquor
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Medical organizations strongly discourage drinking alcohol during pregnancy. [51] [52] [53] Alcohol passes easily from the mother's bloodstream through the placenta and into the bloodstream of the fetus, [54] which interferes with brain and organ development. [55] Alcohol can affect the fetus at any stage during pregnancy, but the level of risk ...
That equals about 12 ounces of regular beer (at 5% alcohol; some light beers have less) or 5 ounces of wine (at 12% alcohol) or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (at 40% alcohol or 80 proof ...
Prenatal alcohol-related effects can occur with moderate levels of alcohol consumption by non-alcoholic and alcoholic women. Cognitive performance in infants and children is not as impacted by mothers who stopped alcohol consumption early in pregnancy, even if it was resumed after giving birth. [49]