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Introduction :

Alcohol can cause problems for your baby at any time in pregnancy, even before you notice you are pregnant. Some ladies mostly are encouraged that little alcohol nourishes the fetus, but is not so .As we move down,we will be able to know that for everyone to have a successful delivery of baby has to abstain from alcohol.

ALCOHOL

Alcohol has some many definitions ,one can put it as a clear liquid that has a strong smell, used in some medicines and other products, and that is the substance in form of liquors (such as beer, wine, or whiskey) that can make a person drunk or any of a class of organic compounds similar to ethanol and that are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons.
Alcohol disrupts folic acid, a B-vitamin with anti-cancer properties, which puts women/ ladies who drink every day at a higher risk for breast cancer, compared with women who avoid alcohol altogether. Is good to know that daily drinking of alcohol can also be damaging to the liver.
Further more, wine mostly red wine contains antioxidant polyphenols which have beneficial effects against atherosclerosis (cardiovascular disease) and cancer. For non drinkers, polyphenols are also found in dark chocolate, tea, pomegranates and blueberries.

How does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect your baby's health or affect the baby?

Drinking alcohol at any time during pregnancy can cause serious health issues for your baby. Alcohol includes wine, wine coolers, beer , liquor etc
There is no amount of alcohol that has been proven safe for ladies at any time during pregnancy.Drinking alcohol during pregnancy makes the baby more likely to have many health issues like premature birth, birth defects and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

There is tendency of babies having the following problems :

Premature birth : A situation where the baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Premature babies may have serious health problems at birth and later in life.

Brain damage : Birth defects, like heart defects, hearing problems or vision problems. As we know that birth issues are health conditions that are present at birth. Birth defects change the shape or function of one or more parts of the body. They can cause problems in overall health, how the body develops, or in how the body works. Another issues attached are intellectual and developmental disabilities I.e having issues in learning, communicating, taking care of himself or herself .

Low birthweight :This is when a baby is born weighing less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces or less than that.

Miscarriage : This is a situation where a baby dies in the womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy in form of blood . This is associated with several pains.

Stillbirth : This is just almost close to miscarriage but here, the baby dies in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Conclusion

If one avoids drinking alcohol during pregnancy, her baby can’t have FASDs (Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) or any other health problems caused by alcohol.
The best way to keep your baby free from problems caused by alcohol during pregnancy is not to drink alcohol when you’re pregnant .
If you're pregnant or even thinking about getting pregnant, don’t drink alcohol.
As women / ladies learn this , may they deliver safely !
Amen !

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