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Alcohol limits

• Generally, it is recommended that, to be on the safe side, you drink no more than two glasses of wine (or its equivalent in alcohol content) once or twice a week.

• Drinking more than 15 glasses of wine a week (or its equivalent) can be associated with a reduction in the baby’s birth weight.

• Drinking more than 20 glasses of wine a week can be associated with intellectual impairment in the baby.

conception, and continued alcohol intake at this point, especially if it is heavy, could harm your developing baby. If you frequently drink heavily and think that you will find it difficult to stop it is worthwhile obtaining specialist advice and counselling before attempting to get pregnant.