The risk of fetal alcohol reported on all bottles of alcohol this Wednesday
(Relaxnews) - Starting this Wednesday, all packaging of alcoholic products, including bottles containing an alcoholic beverage, will include a health message or a pictogram warning women of the risk of consuming alcohol.alcohol during pregnancy. The objective is to remind that the risk for the child exists from the first glass ofalcohol consumed by his mother.
On this occasion, the Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) is conducting a campaign to prevent the risk offetal alcohol, called "Zero alcohol during pregnancy. "The institute recalls that" a consumption ofalcoholeven punctual or moderate during pregnancy is not insignificant and can lead to significant risks for the unborn child. "Still according to Inpes," when a pregnant woman drinks a glass ofalcohol there is quickly so manyalcohol in the blood of his baby than in his ".
In France, 700 to 3,000 children out of 750,000 annual births are affected byfetal alcohol, which causes stunting and intellectual disabilities. According to the figures of the Ministry of Health, the syndrome offetal alcohol touches 420,000 people in France. It is the first non-genetic cause of mental disability in children.
