Older, more educated pregnant
women are most likely to drink
Older, more educated pregnant women are much more likely than
other pregnant women to drink alcohol, despite warnings that any amount of
drinking might be harmful, a new study shows. Overall, nearly 8% of pregnant
women admitted to a least one drink in the month before the survey, says the
federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While some studies have
failed to find harm from light drinking, U.S. public health officials strongly
discourage it. "Any drinking is going to put your child at risk," a
CDC researcher tells Reuters.
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