UK Warns Pregnant Women to not Drink ANY Alcohol
By Danell Swim
March 26, 2008
The Government’s health watchdog has altered its previous guidance that small amounts of alcohol are safe during pregnancy in response to growing fears about Britain’s drinking culture.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) previously said mothers-to-be could drink 1.5 units of alcohol a day, equivalent to a small glass of wine, after the first three months when the risk of miscarriage is highest.But now, even though no new evidence has been published on the dangers of alcohol to babies, Nice is telling pregnant women to abstain altogether, especially during the first three months.
The new guidance warns women not to drink at all in the first trimester and ideally not at all until after the birth.
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