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Wine and Pregnant women
Drinking wine during pregnancy has been associated with many severe adverse effects on the woman as well as her child. The risks include fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or birth defects like facial dys-morphology, growth retardation, and central nervous system deficits and other brain developmental problems.
Pregnant women shouldn't drink wine even in moderate quantities. It can harm the baby seriously and make complications during delivery of baby.
Drinking while pregnant may harm the developing fetus. Most doctors and researchers believe it is safest not to drink while pregnant. Continued drinking may lead to early menopause in women. If a woman gets pregnant and continues to drink, it is not only her health but the baby's health will also be affected. The wine in the blood is carried into the baby's bloodstream. Consuming wine can lead to a miscarriage. It can also lead to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effects birth defects, which are irreversible. Babies with FAS have distinctive changes in their facial features and they may be born small. The brain damage can result in life-long problems with learning, memory, attention, and problem solving.
Pregnant women who drink wine are at a greater risk of premature labor pains and premature delivery than women who never drink. Use of wine during pregnancy has also been related to miscarriage or stillbirth.
Even one drink per day is associated with intrauterine growth restriction, that affects the normal growth of the fetus and reduced birth weight.
Breastfeeding is also not recommended for women who regularly drink wine. A nursing mother who consumes wine also produces less milk.
Infants who are exposed to wine in their mother's milk may have more difficulty in movement coordinating and in developing their mental abilities. Infants also tend to have less restful sleep and sleep for shorter periods of time after consuming breast milk containing wine.
It can also cause withdrawal symptoms in the baby such as sleeplessness, irritability, diarrhea, vomiting, breathing problems, seizures and lack of proper sucking during breastfeeding.
Children may also exhibit problems with co-ordination, movement, vision and hearing, and have birth defects including bone and muscle deformities, heart defects, other deformities of the face or head, kidney and organ problems.
So it is best not to consume any kind of wine during pregnancy.
Wine and Moms Of Growing Children
Children always look up to their mother and follow what a mother teaches them or does in front of them. A drinking mother sets a bad example for her children. It shows carelessness and lack of discipline in life. And the children also tend to grow into bad individuals without the right kind of values and morals in them. A mom should not drink wine for the sake of her children otherwise the kids will also start drinking, smoking and taking drugs at an early age. Drinking is bad for everybody and it should be stopped as soon as possible. A drinking mom and dad will tend to have more fights and arguments with each other, because a person is not in his/her proper senses after drinking. And this can indirectly affect the child's innocent mind. Children of drinking moms will have mental health problems, disrupted school experience, inappropriate sexual behavior, trouble with the law, alcohol and drug problems, difficulty caring for themselves and their children, and homelessness.
So there are no good reasons to drink. We advise you to completely stop drinking or lessen the amount of wine you have.
It's never too late to quit or cut down on drinking !