TY - JOUR T1 - Light drinking in pregnancy is not associated with poor child mental health and learning outcomes at age 11 JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 231 LP - 232 DO - 10.1136/eb-2013-101293 VL - 18 IS - 6 AU - Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel AU - Erik Lykke Mortensen Y1 - 2013/12/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/18/6/231.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Sayal K, Draper ES, Fraser R, et al. Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes. Arch Dis Child 2013;98:107–11.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Health authorities in most countries recommend that pregnant women abstain from alcohol, but in England the current recommendation from the department of health suggests that intake of up to 1–2 UK units once or twice a week may be acceptable.1 Furthermore, many clinicians do not recommend women to abstain from alcohol in pregnancy. While daily alcohol drinking during pregnancy is potentially harmful, it is still controversial whether weekly intake of alcohol may have adverse effects on fetal development and later child development.2 Sayal et al used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a well-described cohort of 14 541 pregnancies previously used for several studies on the association between alcohol intake in pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes and child development. Inclusion was restricted to white European women with singleton deliveries. Information on alcohol … ER -