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Drinking alcohol while pregnant
It's recommended that if you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant you should not drink alcohol. This will keep any risk to your baby to a minimum.
Drinking in pregnancy can lead to long-term harm to the baby, with the more you drink, the greater the risk.
How does alcohol affect my unborn baby?
When you drink, alcohol passes from your blood through the placenta to your baby and can seriously affect its development.
Your baby does not have a fully developed liver and cannot process alcohol.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth and your baby having a low birthweight.
It can also affect your baby after they're born.
Drinking during pregnancy can cause your baby to develop a serious life-long condition called fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
FASD can cause problems with:
- learning and behaviour
- joints, bones, muscles and some organs
- managing emotions and developing social skills
- hyperactivity and impulse control
- communication, such as problems with speech
The risk is likely
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