Is it dangerous to drink alcohol during pregnancy?

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy - Drinking alcohol during pregnancy
@chanfrado (1157)
Portugal
December 18, 2006 10:00am CST
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can be dangerous to the mother and the baby. Babies born to mothers who drink during pregnancy may have health problems. What do you think about it?
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babs6219
@babs6219 (153)
• United States
19 Dec 06
child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - This is a child's head, showing symptoms that are physical and show up quickly. FAS can happen with as little as one drink, and there's no way to tell if your child will develop it from one drink or fifty. Why risk it?
Not to mention things that may not show up till later from mothers drinking during pregnancy. Learning disabilities, ADD, ADHD, aggresion, conduct disorders.
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ellen02038
@ellen02038 (25)
• United States
23 Feb 07
of course it is dangerous to the baby. No one should risk their baby's health doing this.
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margieanneart
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
18 Dec 06
Absolutely true. It can make the child an acholic. It's awful. Mothers should be so careful with that and smoking.
margieanneart
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
20 Dec 06
Yes, especially in this day and age when mothers should know better, and they still do it.
chanfrado
@chanfrado (1157)
• Portugal
20 Dec 06
That's the actual problem of our society.. We know what is wrong but we still do it anyway!
margieanneart
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
20 Dec 06
That is so sad, as the problems once made, do not go away. Sometimes they stay with us for life, forever.
eu_ursuletzu
@eu_ursuletzu (1197)
• Romania
31 Jan 07
of corse its dangerous!!i have a friend here,that was born whitout a hand,from the sholder. his mother was drinking and smoking when she wss pregnant whit him.the doctors said that he was born like this becouse of his mother!!
chanfrado
@chanfrado (1157)
• Portugal
31 Jan 07
That's a sad thing to know. That woman should be in jail! Thanks for sharing.
lucy02
@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
4 Mar 07
Yes, I think it is dangerous to drink during pregnancy. It increases the chances of the baby being born with developmental problems and mental retardation. A woman should not drink at all if she thinks she is pregnant.
emmet18
@emmet18 (1114)
• Romania
19 Dec 06
I totaly agree with you. A mother that drinks in her 9 months will have a child with different problems.
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nicky35
@nicky35 (747)
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23 Feb 07
i think its risky.i would be really angry if i saw a pregnant woman drunk.
TerryZ
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
8 Feb 07
This is very true alchol can damage the baby in many ways,so dont drink when your pregnant.
jith1985
@jith1985 (34)
• India
19 Dec 06
yes it is very dangerous........
eg10706
@eg10706 (3)
• United States
8 Feb 07
Still to this day in 2007, doctors have not ok'd any amount that is safe to drink while pregnant. It's best just not to drink at all, for your sake and for the baby's.