More than 60 per cent of women continue to drink alcohol while pregnant, according to a new survey.The survey is the largest study of its kind ever conducted in Ireland, and the findings were unveiled by Minister for Health Mary Harney in the Coombe Women's Hospital this morning.
It examines trends in the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and drugs by over 120,000 pregnant women during the past two decades.
Irish and UK-born mothers were more likely to report themselves as consuming more than six units of alcohol a week compared with EU and non-EU nationals. A total of 7.1 per cent of those surveyed admitted to drinking more than six units of alcohol per week.
The highest percentage category reporting drinking over 10 units per week was the 18-24 year-olds, while more than two-thirds of all pregnant under-18 year olds reported drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
March, 2007
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