Drinking alcohol in pregnancy could change the genetic make-up of your unborn baby, according to new research. We already know heavy alcohol consumption, as well as smoking and drug taking, puts unborn babies at risk, but a new study has helped doctors understand what actually happens to the baby when it is exposed.
The study discovered that exposure to alcohol changes the number of chromosomes in the brains of mice, and doctors believe the same could happen in human brains.
“One possibility was that drugs or alcohol could alter the fabric of the developing brain and that would manifest later on as various disabilities,” said neuroscientist Jerold Chun.
Nutritionist Alison Stork explains why she advises completely cutting out alcohol during pregnancy...
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