I know that many women can go the whole 9 months without a sniff of the hard stuff but if not the info is so confusing.
The NHS website states :
Week 8
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The foetus is still inside its amniotic sac, and the placenta is continuing to develop, forming structures called chorionic villi that help attach the placenta to the wall of the womb. At this stage, the foetus still gets its nourishment from the yolk sac.
Yet the FAS
Timing is another medical factor in the development of foetal alcohol syndrome. A baby’s facial features are formed during weeks six to nine of pregnancy. Professor Neil McIntosh, an Edinburgh-based neonatologist, says scientific evidence shows that mothers who drink during this three-week window are more likely to have babies with the facial deformities associated with FAS.
Now i get that to avoid FAS you just dont drink but if you wish to make an informed choice of whether it is ok to have a small glass of wine with a meal once a week it would be useful to have factual advice from websites that should be able to give it.
Alcohol passed through the placenta to the baby so if the baby is not yet getting nourishment from the placenta how can it be affected?
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