WHAT amount of alcohol is safe for a pregnant woman to drink?

Answer 1

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrition guidelines, a safe limit for women's drinking is one alcoholic drink per day. (It's recommended that pregnant women abstain entirely from alcohol.) The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) reports that, among women who drink, 13 percent drink more than one per day. A drink is defined as one six-ounce glass of wine, one 12-ounce bottle of beer, or one shot of spirits. Women generally metabolize alcohol more quickly then men, so they're more prone than men to getting drunk quickly.

Answer 2

Alcohol is a drug that, like many other drugs, passes through the placenta to the fetus. So when a pregnant woman drinks, the fetus is taking in as much alcohol as the woman takes. This can have serious negative consequences for fetal development, especially the development of the brain and central nervous system. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov) report that drinking while pregnant can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)-disorders that range from mild to severe and include problems such as smaller than average head size, low body weight, difficulty paying attention, poor memory and coordination, learning disabilities, and many other serious problems. Drinking while pregnant also puts the fetus at risk of alcohol-related birth defects, including problems with the heart, kidneys, bones and hearing. These problems present upon birth and continue throughout life, and they can be prevented entirely by abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy.

none !! you should not drink alcohol at all when pregnant

Answer 3

No scientific medical research paper has ever found FAS to occur among women who consume no more than one drink per day. Of course, the safest choice is to abstain from alcohol while pregnant.

Answer 4

According to the doctor you can safely drink half a glass of red wine/day. but that is a small glass and not those jumbo ones they often serve in today.

Answer 5

I would not recommend drinking alcohol at all.

Answer 6

I would say don't drink at all because any amount can harm the baby.

Answer 7

what is the limit for blood alcohol content

Answer 8

for an average women only a couple