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15/10/2013
More than one in 10 women get drunk during the first three months of pregnancy, new research has found.
According to a study, which was carried out at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo and published in the science journal Acta Obstretricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, found that 12% of expectant mothers admitted to binge drinking in their first trimester.
A further 0.5% confessed they drank too much alcohol between three and six months.
Elsewhere, those behind the study found that 16% of women said they partook in 'light' alcohol drinking during the first three months of pregnancy, with 10% in the second trimester.
During the research, the team found a link between alcohol consumption during pregnancy and negative emotions, such as anxiety or depression.
Women with this 'negative affectivity' are said to have an unfavourable view of both themselves and the world in general.
In addition, the authors claim that mothers who use alcohol while pregnant place their unborn child at risk of premature birth, low birthweight, foetal alcohol syndrome and even foetal death.
Dr Stene-Larson, who led the study, said: "Our findings clearly show a link between a mother's negative emotions, such as depression and anxiety, and light alcohol use and binge drinking during pregnancy.
"Further study is needed to understand why women continue to drink alcohol while pregnant despite health warnings."
(JP/CD)
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12% Of Women 'Binge Drink' In First Trimester
More than one in 10 women get drunk during the first three months of pregnancy, new research has found.
According to a study, which was carried out at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo and published in the science journal Acta Obstretricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, found that 12% of expectant mothers admitted to binge drinking in their first trimester.
A further 0.5% confessed they drank too much alcohol between three and six months.
Elsewhere, those behind the study found that 16% of women said they partook in 'light' alcohol drinking during the first three months of pregnancy, with 10% in the second trimester.
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During the research, the team found a link between alcohol consumption during pregnancy and negative emotions, such as anxiety or depression.
Women with this 'negative affectivity' are said to have an unfavourable view of both themselves and the world in general.
In addition, the authors claim that mothers who use alcohol while pregnant place their unborn child at risk of premature birth, low birthweight, foetal alcohol syndrome and even foetal death.
Dr Stene-Larson, who led the study, said: "Our findings clearly show a link between a mother's negative emotions, such as depression and anxiety, and light alcohol use and binge drinking during pregnancy.
"Further study is needed to understand why women continue to drink alcohol while pregnant despite health warnings."
(JP/CD)
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