Most Americans know that it's important for someone to take care of their health before getting pregnant and during pregnancy to increase their chance of having a healthy baby. Many people know, for ...

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy poses a potentially serious risk to the unborn baby. The standard advice is for people to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy. Experts advise that drinking any ...

While recent research has explored the effects of low-to-moderate alcohol exposure, experts continue to recommend complete abstinence because no safe amount or safe time for drinking during pregnancy ...

Smoking and alcohol consumption remain significant modifiable risk factors affecting both male and female reproductive function. Tobacco smoke introduces numerous toxins that can impair gametogenesis, ...

Alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in the world and drinking it involves balancing the pleasure of socialising with possible health risks and social responsibilities. Alcohol refers to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For each cigarette a pregnant woman lights up each day, she raises her baby's risk of strabismus by 5 percent, new research suggests. Further, the effect of smoking on the ...

If you’re pregnant, don’t drink any alcohol. Avoiding alcohol during pregnancy is a core message from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

Cambridge researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to give birth prematurely compared to non-smokers – more than double the previous estimate. The study, ...