No safe level of coffee drinking for pregnant women, study says
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#579QS)
Cut out caffeine to help avoid miscarriage, low birth weight and stillbirth, paper advises
Pregnant women should cut out coffee completely to help avoid miscarriage, low birth weight and stillbirth, according to a study of international evidence about caffeine and pregnancy.
In contradiction to official guidance in the UK, US and Europe, there is no safe level for caffeine consumption during pregnancy, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
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