Women are more at risk from harmful effects of alcohol since their bodies have more fat & less water content than men. Alcohol is more diluted in the extra body fluids found in a man's body.
#drinking pregnancy
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/Pregnancy
Drinking {alcohol} when pregnant means you are feeding your baby alcohol. This is because when you drink, the alcohol passes into your bloodstream, through the {placenta} & is fed to your baby.
If you're pregnant, or planning a pregnancy, never drink heavily or frequently. If you limit yourself to an occasional drink - e.g. 1 unit, 1-2 times a week - the risk to your baby will be very small.
!i b! But if you cut out alcohol completely, you cut out the risk completely.
/Breast-feeding
!n! The same advice applies if you're breast-feeding, since alcohol can be passed to your baby through your breast milk.
