Amersham - Alcohol during Pregnancy by Lynne Fountain https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y en-us 2017-01-21 08:18:34 UTC 2025-10-12 20:50:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Experts are still unsure exactly how much – if any – alcohol is completely safe for you to have while you're pregnant, so the safest approach is not to drink at all while you're expecting. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/alcohol-medicines-drugs-pregnant.aspx# https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y/wish/149249798 2017-01-25 09:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y/wish/149249798 https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y/wish/149250010 It's especially important to steer clear of alcohol in the first trimester, because of the risk of miscarriage. Drinking at this time has also been associated with a higher rate of premature birth.

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a3542/alcohol-during-pregnancy#ixzz4WlTHVoo0]]> 2017-01-25 09:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y/wish/149250010 https://padlet.com/lfountain2/rmuzkgxj8u0y/wish/149250189 When you drink, alcohol passes from your blood through the placenta and to your baby. 
A baby's liver is one of the last organs to develop and doesn't mature until the later stages of pregnancy. 
Your baby cannot process alcohol as well as you can, and too much exposure to alcohol can seriously affect their development. 
Drinking alcohol, especially in the first three months of pregnancy, increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth and your baby having a low birth weight.
Drinking after the first three months of your pregnancy could affect your baby after they're born. 
The risks are greater the more you drink. The effects include learning difficulties and behavioural problems.
Drinking heavily throughout pregnancy can cause your baby to develop a serious condition called foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). 
Children with FAS have: 

•poor growth 

•facial abnormalities 

•learning and behavioural problems 
Drinking less heavily, and even drinking heavily on single occasions, may be associated with lesser forms of FAS. The risk is likely to be greater the more you drink. 


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