Pregnancy carries with it so many dos and don’ts regarding the health and welfare of both the mother and the unborn baby, so this creates a problem regarding the need for this particular drug.

Heavy drinking increases pregnancy risk by 51% among those most wanting to avoid conception. Cannabis use shows similar elevated desire to avoid pregnancy but does not significantly impact pregnancy ...

A simple information sheet may help prevent harms caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. A study just published in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research found that women who reviewed a flyer with ...

Using alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other substances during pregnancy can harm the developing fetus, even when the risks are not always obvious, a West Virginia University psychiatrist warns. "Many ...

So many illnesses and harms are not preventable any more but fetal alcohol syndrome and spectrum disorders, now known as FASDs, are. One hundred percent preventable. If you are at risk for, or ...

Most Americans know that it’s important for someone to take care of their health before getting pregnant and during pregnancy to increase their chance of having a healthy baby. Many people know, for ...

A Texas A&M study shows alcohol during pregnancy damages brain cells vital for learning and self-control, raising addiction risk.

Author Meryle Secrest does not claim that the Queen Mother didn't drink while pregnant with Princess Margaret's elder sister, Queen Elizabeth A new biography has claimed that Princess Margaret had ...