Consumption of alcohol by any means is only and only harmful. Drinking alcohol has a very bad effect on the liver, brain and entire body. Alcohol weakens a person not only physically but also financially.
Drinking has become a fashion nowadays. Nowadays people of high status are taking it as a status symbol in the name of modernity. It is being shown in films or TV everywhere as if it is a good hobby and if you are also doing it then it does not matter, which is really really very bad.
Alcohol is harmful in any form and at any time, but its consumption in pregnancy has a very bad effect on the unborn child. The mother’s consumption of alcohol crosses the placenta into the child’s blood. After being absorbed into the child, it goes into his brain. Even if there is less alcohol in women’s body, the bad effect of alcohol remains in the child’s brain for hours.
Scientific research suggests that alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause abortion, stillbirth, birth defects, or life-long health problems.
If you are trying for a child, then you should not even touch alcohol and should not drink any quantity during pregnancy.
How drinking alcohol during pregnancy harm, your baby?
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause many problems in the baby. These problems are called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or FASD. How much the problem will depend on the amount of alcohol consumed and other factors. Not all children have the same defect, but all may have some or the other.
FASD includes:
- Birth defects of heart, skull, kidneys, organs, bones, brain and other organs
- Small eyes, thin upper lip, the poorly defined groove between top lip and nose
- Problems with vision, and hearing
- Small size at birth and poor growth even after birth
- Small head
- Abnormal brain development
- Learning and behavioral problems that can range from mild to severe
As soon as the embryo is implanted in the womb (usually a few days before the period), alcohol from the mother’s blood reaches the fetus. Most of the composition of the child’s body and organs occurs between weeks 3 and 8 of pregnancy and heavy drinking during this time can cause structural malformations (birth defects) in the child.
However, the child’s brain develops throughout pregnancy. Drinking at any point during pregnancy can potentially harm the child’s developing brain, which creates lifelong difficulties with thinking and learning, and behavioral problems such as ADHD. Does.
How Much Alcohol Causes FASD ?
Studies have shown that drinking heavily during pregnancy, usually with 2 large glasses of wine per day, is at greatest risk of having a child affected by FASD. Structural birth defects in the child also increase with problems with learning and behavior.
Pregnant women who occasionally drink alcohol have also seen mixed results. This also increases the risk of problems with the child’s thinking, learning, and behavior.
There is currently no alcohol level that has been proven to be ‘safe’ to drink during pregnancy. It is believed that some children are more susceptible to alcohol impairment than others. The health and genetic makeup of the mother can also more or less affect the health of the child.
Can drinking in pregnancy lead to premature delivery or low birth weight of a child?
Current scientific evidence suggests that drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with premature birth (37 weeks before pregnancy) and low birth weight (less than 2500 grams).
Most of the substances used internally by the mother cross the placenta and reach the child. Consumption of harmful substances can inhibit the normal development of the child. So do not eat or drink any substance which is harmful to you as well as the child.