Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy

Drinking during pregnancy is roundly frowned upon, for good reason. It’s a huge risk factor for lots of post-natal problems. But prevention can be counter intuitive. Strong prohibitions and punitive measures for pregnant women who drink mostly just have the effect of driving women away from prenatal care. We look at the literature.

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