U.K. Health Agency Says Some Drinking During Pregnancy OK
October 11th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Draft guidelines from the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) say that women can likely drink up to 1.5 units of alcohol — such as a small glass of wine — without ill effects after the first three months of pregnancy, the BBC reported Oct. 11.
The British government previously recommended that women abstain from alcohol, but that those who choose to drink should consume no more than one or two units of alcohol once or twice per week.
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