Heavy drinking increases pregnancy risk by 51% among those most wanting to avoid conception. Cannabis use shows similar elevated desire to avoid pregnancy but does not significantly impact pregnancy ...

Despite the fact that the CDC and other health organizations strongly discourage drinking during pregnancy, almost 10% of pregnant women do drink.

A simple information sheet may help prevent harms caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. A study just published in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research found that women who reviewed a flyer with ...

Is it safe for pregnant women to drink alcohol? A new report shows even doctors don't agree. In this week's British Medical Journal, experts argue both sides. Some doctors say it's better to be safe ...

Random sampling was achieved by computer-generated national sampling from the Electronic White Pages. Women aged 18 to 45 years inclusive were eligible to participate in the survey. Pregnant women ...

ALCOHOL during pregnancy can cause permanent harm. That’s the message from Wirral University Teaching Hospital’s maternity ...

Women who drank heavily, even though they strongly wished to avoid pregnancy, were 50% more likely to become pregnant than those who drank little or not at all, according to new research. Surprisingly ...

MURRAY — Elizabeth Myers knows firsthand the challenges of addiction. "I actually struggled with my substance use three out of four of my pregnancies," she said. "I never thought about what I was ...

For the first time, New York City has explicitly banned restaurants and bars from refusing to serve alcohol to pregnant women, according to The New York Times. Under new guidelines from the Commission ...