This article is devoted to the controversial subject of alcohol and women, especially as it relates to pregnancy, breast-feeding and breast cancer. If women stick to the recommendations for safe drinking levels, limiting themselves to a maximum of two standard drinks per day then there are no problems. But if women abuse alcohol, that is a different matter.
Moderation is still a vital issue.
In the United States of America, wine bottles have to have an official Government Health Warning label attached to them which states, among other things, that women should not consume alcohol while they are pregnant. This warning has been taken to its extreme, in litigation-conscious America. Pregnant women with an obviously enlarged abdomen are usually not served alcoholic drinks in restaurants etc., for the fear of being sued if the baby is born defective. This will not occur if the mother limits herself to the safe drinking limits. In fact, most defects actually occur in the first semester of a pregnancy, when the woman doesn t show .