Research shows that pregnant women who drink a large glass of
wine a day while pregnant can cause growth restrictions for
their children for up to nine years, claims a new report. Read
on to find out more. A study at the Harvard Medical School found
that expectant mothers who drank at least three units of alcohol
a day stunted their children’s growth for the next nine years.
“We found that children born to women who drank heavily during
pregnancy had reductions in weight, height, and head
circumference, an indicator of brain growth,” said author Dr.
Robert Carter. The growth restrictions caused by the mother’s
alcohol consumption were present from birth until about the age
of nine. The researchers tested 85 pregnant women from a pre-
natal clinic who were self-described as “heavy” drinkers and
then compared them to 63 pregnant women who either did not drink
or were described as “light” drinkers. Although the heavy
drinkers were advised to decrease their alcohol consumption, 17
of the women gave birth to childr