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Alcohol and foetal damage

I M Murray-Lyon

    Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire)
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed

    Heavy alcohol consumption (more than 80 g per day) in pregnancy is associated with the foetal alcohol syndrome. More moderate consumption is reported to result in increased rates of spontaneous abortion, still birth and congenital malformation as well as growth retardation. There may be functional deficits in early childhood. In the light of current knowledge abstinence from alcohol before and during pregnancy is advisable.

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