Donna is four months pregnant – and she started drinking one month ago. She’s totally unapologetic about this. “My therapist recommended wine [for stress],” says Donna, 32, a Brooklyn mother of two.

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More Pregnant Women are Drinking

There are so many things you’re not supposed to eat or drink when you’re pregnant – sushi, Caesar salad, blue cheese, lox and,, of course, alcohol. Now researchers have added a new item to that list – diet soda

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Add diet soda to the list of things to avoid while pregnant

It is a general rule that you avoid drinking during pregnancy because it can lead to a number of problems, including birth defects for the baby when born.

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Is Any Drinking Ok During Pregnancy?

If it is your first pregnancy you may be wondering what to prepare and what things to bring to the hospital on the day of delivery. But, before you think of the things to bring you should get yourself ready

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Preparing For The Day Of Delivery

have you never heard of fetal alcohol syndrome?

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Pregnancy Diet – For Mom | Health Information

drinking up until the point when you become pregnant or smoking it is also vital that you stop doing so immediately.

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Alcohol is Danger For Time of Pregnancy

Adding to the ever-growing list of items forbidden during pregnancy – including raw fish/meat/dairy, alcohol, and cigarettes, among others -, the new study now reveals that even a high-fat diet should be avoided because of the baby’s …

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Scientists have found another reason that women should avoid alcohol during pregnancy : It could affect their sons’ ability to father their own children in the future. Researchers in Denmark found prenatal exposure to alcohol may lead to …

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Drinking during pregnancy may hurt sons' fertility – Paging Dr …

WASHINGTON – A new study has revealed that mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy might damage the fertility of their future sons.

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Drinking during pregnancy may hit semen quality in sons

A new study presented at conference of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology shows that mothers-to-be who drank 4.5 alcoholic drinks per week in pregnancy had sons who, 20 years later, had only a third of the sperm …

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Alcohol in Pregnancy Lowers Sperm Counts in Sons