Makosi, a nurse - drinking alcohol - 'with child?'
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Should Makosi really be drinking copious amounts of Alcahol if she thinks she is pregnant?
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probably, and the idiots will still fall for it :cool:
Honestly, this girl is great, total enigma.
if you replace enigma with plank i think that'd be more appropriate!
regards
--marty
Also, most women never know they are pregnant until the fourth week or whenever their period is supposed to arrive by which time, they would have consumed lots of alcohol anyway.
My relation is a doctor and she says you STOP your intake of alcohol.
God help your child. ANY amount of alchohol is poisen and should be avoided during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Anyone who thinks/ does otherwise is obviously a council house dwelling, cheap wine drinking baby machine. Next people will be saying smoking doesnt effect a baby... 1/2 of women nowadays need to be steralized, honestly!! :mad:
**rant over**
lol, not a fan then.
I'm well aware of her egotisical and self-centred traits, but I don't think BB has seen such a good player of the game. Got to admit, she keeps it interesting!
We all said the same about Scabwell's eviction, but my faith has been restored.
(Mind you, they don't have a bath, do they? Ah well, another theory up the spout...
Read this:
http://www.portman-group.org.uk/alcohol/249.asp?printpage=1
End of. :rolleyes:
>>Even Light Drinking While Pregnant Can Be Harmful
Research has found that even light to moderate drinking during pregnancy may interfere with learning and memory during adolescence.<<
>>Is it safe to drink alcohol while I am pregnant?
When a woman drinks alcohol while she is pregnant, the alcohol goes to the baby through her bloodstream. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a serious condition that can affect a child throughout life.
Children with FASD have problems with development, learning, behaviour and social skills.
Is there a safe amount of alcohol to consume while pregnant? It’s not known, so it’s best to have none.
What is known is that the more alcoholic drinks a pregnant woman has, the more damage may be done to her baby.
Binge drinking – having five or more alcoholic drinks at a time – is very dangerous for an unborn baby.
How can I prevent FASD?
If you are thinking about getting pregnant, it’s best to stop drinking alcohol now. Then you’ll know for sure that your baby will be safe from FASD.
Women who find it hard to stop drinking, or who already have a child with FASD, should get help before getting pregnant. Some communities have support programs where women help other women to stop drinking or cut down.
If you are already pregnant, the best thing is to stop drinking alcohol completely.
If you find it too hard to stop, try to drink less often, or have fewer drinks at a time. Every time you choose not to drink, you’re helping your baby.
If you are pregnant and can’t stop drinking by yourself, ask someone for help. Your doctor, local FASD support group or local clinic can help find the right program for you.
Men can help their partners by not drinking alcohol, or by reducing the amount that they do drink. <<
and theres 1000's more... "end of"
That's IF the mother is pregnant. Makosi is NOT!!
Random eh?
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/3542
http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/pregnancy/health/drugs/alcohol.asp
MILD DRINKING DURING PREGNANCY DEFENDED
A Bristol health expert has urged mums-to-be not to panic over reports that even small amounts of alcohol could harm an unborn child. A national conference heard yesterday that while the children of chronic drinkers were the most likely to suffer from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder - which affects memory, attention span, hyperactivity, physical development and IQ - even the "safe" government limit of two units of alcohol a week was not risk-free.
But Dr Moira Plant, the director of the Alcohol and Health research Trust at the University of the West of England, said there was little evidence that small amounts of alcohol could cause problems.
Stress suffered by women worried about how much they had been drinking before discovering they were pregnant could be more damaging, she said.
The adviser to the World Health Organisation agreed that binge drinking during pregnancy could lead to serious health problems for an unborn child.But she disagreed with other experts about the effects of light social drinking on babies' health.
Dr Plant said: "If you don't drink, you are guaranteed to cause your baby no harm, of course.
"But if one glass of wine harmed your baby, you would have an amazing number of damaged babies around.
"If someone is pregnant and has been for 10 weeks before realising it, I would think the stress of saying 'one drink is going to damage your baby' is more damaging than that one drink.
"Studies in the US, South Africa and Scandinavia suggest one in 3,000 infants is affected by some form of FAS.
Medical experts in Britain fear the problem could be worse here because of the binge drinking culture.
Dr Raja Mukherjee, who raised the issue in an address to the FASawareUK conference, said: "The only definitely safe level is no alcohol at all.
"Dr Mukherjee is hoping to carry out UK-specific research and claims that the condition often goes undiagnosed, with symptoms thought to be the result of personality disorders.
He said: "Everyone who drinks during pregnancy is potentially putting their unborn baby at risk.
"Studies to date have shown that the most common group to have children with foetal alcohol syndrome are people who drink chronically during pregnancy.
"There is an increasing literature of evidence, however, to suggest that binge drinking as well as low doses of alcohol can cause damage.
"The specialist registrar, who works at St George's Hospital Medical School, in London, said that a recommended limit of two units a week - equivalent to two glasses of wine or one pint of beer - remained too high.
The number of cases of FAS diagnosed in the NHS is small but has risen from 95 in 2000-01 to 128 in 2002-03.
By the end of the year, the French government will follow the example of the US by demanding that health warning labels are put on all bottles, spelling out that alcohol may cause birth defects.
The move is similar to that on cigarette packets, warning about the risks of cancer and the permanent damage tobacco can cause to unborn babies when mothers smoke during pregnancy.
END OF.
Cant stand to see pregant women drink or smoke.
And this from the "respected" Guardian newspaper:
Two glasses of wine a week still safe for pregnant women
Pregnant women and those hoping to conceive can safely drink up to two glasses of wine a week without harming the foetus, the Department of Health said yesterday, rejecting claims that the only safe limit is no alcohol at all.
The department was unmoved by assertions at a conference in Wigan on foetal alcohol spectrum (FAS) disorder yesterday that women who drink in pregnancy could be causing irreparable harm to their child.
Dr Raja Mukherjee, an expert on the disorder who works at St George's hospital medical school in Tooting, London, called for pregnant women to cut out alcohol completely, and said the UK's binge drinking habits were of particular concern.
"Everyone who drinks during pregnancy is potentially at risk," he said. "Studies to date have shown that the most common group to have children with foetal alcohol syndrome are people who drink chronically during pregnancy.
"There is an increasing literature of evidence, however, to suggest that binge drinking as well as low doses of alcohol can cause damage."
Studies in the US, South Africa and Scandinavia suggest that one in 300 infants is affected by some form of FAS disorder. There are no comparable figures in the UK. Researchers believe that affected children can suffer problems with memory, attention span, hyperactivity, physical abnormalities and a diminished IQ.
Dr Mukherjee wants to carry out research on the problem in the UK. He believes the condition is often not diagnosed. "FAS is a pervasive disorder. This means that it will never be cured and will never go away," he said. "It affects the basic structure of the brain and the way that it processes information."
But the Department of Health said the research cited at the conference had been reviewed in March as part of the government's alcohol harm reduction strategy, and that the two units a week limit was considered to be safe. "It was seen as valuable, but there were questions about its robustness," a spokeswoman said.
the world does not need nor want makosi-anthony spawn....
*puts on flak-jacket*....