There is no safe amount of alcohol that mothers-to-be can drink,
experts believe. Abstinence is best, say experts Even the small
amount advised by the government can harm the unborn child, a UK
conference on foetal alcohol syndrome heard this week. Dr Raja
Mukherjee of St George's Medical School believes many more
babies - up to one in every 100 - are affected than currently
recognised. Many are incorrectly labelled with 'behavioural'
problems, he said. Heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy is
known to be damaging to the unborn child, which is why the
government sets a limit of one to two units of alcohol per week
for mothers-to-be. But Dr Mukherjee told delegates at an Foetal
Alcohol Syndrome Aware UK conference in Wigan that studies show
any amount of alcohol can be damaging. He said one in every 100
babies born is damaged by their mother drinking while pregnant,
but many cases are going unrecognised. No safe level According
to Dr Mukherjee, obvious cases of foetal alcohol syndrome - a
group of problem