Australia: Total abstinence during pregnancy and if planning a pregnancy[1][2] Canada: "Don't drink if you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant."[3] France: Total abstinence[4] Iceland: Advise that pregnant women abstain from alcohol during pregnancy because no safe consumption level exists.[8] Israel: Women should avoid consuming alcohol before and during pregnancy[8][37] The Netherlands: Abstinence[8] New Zealand: "Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant should avoid drinking alcohol."[38] Norway: Abstinence[8][39] UK: Previously, UK government advice was to avoid alcohol for first 3 months of pregnancy.[8][40][41][42] NICE guidelines (2007) stated, "If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you should try to avoid alcohol completely in the first 3 months of pregnancy because there may be an increased risk of miscarriage. If you choose to drink while you are pregnant, you should drink no more than 1 or 2 UK units of alcohol once or twice a week. There is uncertainty about how much alcohol is safe to drink in pregnancy, but at this low level there is no evidence of any harm to the unborn baby.