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Low level alcohol use during pregnancy can impact child’s brain development – EurekAlert
A new study finds any alcohol use during pregnancy, even low levels, is associated with subtle, yet significant behavioural and psychological effects in children including anxiety, depression and poor attention.
New research from the University of Sydney finds that even low levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy can have an impact on a child’s brain development and is associated with greater psychological and behavioural problems in youth including anxiety, depression and poor attention.
Published today in the prestigious American Journal of Psychiatry, the study was led by the University’s Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use.
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