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To drink or not to drink wine during pregnancy?
When doctors determine that their patient has earlystage of pregnancy, they first of all instruct her what food and drinks can be consumed in the future and, most importantly, what the expectant mother cannot. Alcohol is on the list of prohibitions. However, it is not for nothing that they say - how many doctors, so many diagnoses. Quite a large number of specialists believe that alcohol in small quantities is not so harmful, and sometimes wine drunk during pregnancy can be beneficial.
Opinion of authorities
World Health Organization (WHO)answers the question about the admissibility of alcohol consumption by expectant and nursing mothers with the utmost categoricalness - no. It calls on all mothers not to drink any alcohol during the entire period of gestation. However, there is another, less strict opinion. It is also expressed by a very authoritative organization - the UK Ministry of Health. It fully allows and even welcomes women drinking up to two glasses of wine per week. What is presented as evidence? WHO draws attention to the fact that any good wine contains ethanol. And this substance is extremely harmful to any organism, especially during the development of internal organs. If we turn to the opinion of English scientists, they have done some work, studying the question of whether wine is allowed during pregnancy, and came to some encouraging conclusions. They believe that drinking a small amount of wine has a good effect on the development of the fetus. In their opinion, which has been confirmed by a sufficient number of observations, high-quality red wine increases hemoglobin in the blood. This has a beneficial effect on increasing appetite, which is often absent with toxicosis, which red wine or Cahors also fights as best it can. Scientists from England also found out that children of mothers who drink a small dose of wine were ahead of their peers from teetotal families in development.
Choice for mom
To drink or not to drink red wine during pregnancy,Each woman decides individually. If yes, then in no case should you drink it before the 17th week. And in any case, do not consume more than 100 ml at a time.
