British women drink most while pregnant: survey
British women drink most while pregnant: survey
- British women drink the most during pregnancy, despite recommendations to abstain from alcohol during this time, according to a new survey of 11 European countries.
Researchers, including those from University of Oslo in Norway, studied about 7905 women, 53 per cent of whom were pregnant, and 46 per cent were new mothers (with a child up to one-year-old).
The countries included were Croatia, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The countries with the highest proportion of women who reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy were the UK (28.5 per cent), Russia (26.5 per cent) and Switzerland (20.9 per cent).
- British women drink the most during pregnancy, despite recommendations to abstain from alcohol during this time, according to a new survey of 11 European countries.
Researchers, including those from University of Oslo in Norway, studied about 7905 women, 53 per cent of whom were pregnant, and 46 per cent were new mothers (with a child up to one-year-old).
The countries included were Croatia, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The countries with the highest proportion of women who reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy were the UK (28.5 per cent), Russia (26.5 per cent) and Switzerland (20.9 per cent).