Effects of Drinking on Pregnancy

What effect can drinking alcohol before and during pregnancy have?

Consuming alcohol before and during pregnancy increases the risk of:

Heavy drinkers are two to four times more likely to have a miscarriage between the fourth and sixth months of pregnancy than are nondrinkers. A recent Danish study found that women who drank five or more drinks a week were three times more likely to have a stillborn baby than women who had fewer than one drink a week.

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