Earlier studies suggested that drinking alcohol during pregnancy could harm unborn kids. Now a team at the University College London has claimed that it's safe for to-be-mothers to drink small quantities of wine every week.
According to the study's lead author Dr Yvonne Kelly, "Our research has found that light drinking by pregnant mothers does not increase the risk of behavioural difficulties or cognitive deficits.
"Indeed, for some behavioural and cognitive outcomes, kids born to light drinkers were less likely to have problems compared to children of abstinent mothers, although children born to heavy drinkers were more likely to have problems as compared to children of mothers who drank nothing."
Researchers have based their findings on an analysis of data from 12,500 three-year-old kids, which looked at their mother's drinking patterns during pregnancy and assessment of the behavioral and mental capacity for thinking and learning.
They found that children born to women who said they drank "a glass of wine" very occasionally or up to two drinks once a week throughout pregnancy were less likely to have conduct problems, hyperactivity and emotional problems than children of abstainers, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.
In fact, the study found that boys born to mothers who drank lightly were 40 per cent less likely to have conduct problems and 30 per cent less likely to be hyperactive.
Those lads also had higher vocabulary scores and can identify shapes or colours or letters and numbers more easily than those born to abstainers.
On the contrary, the study found that girls born to light drinkers were 30 per cent less likely to have emotional symptoms and peer problems as compared to those who were born to abstainers.
The findings are published in the latest edition of the 'International Journal of Epidemiology'.
courtesy:http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1202297
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