Quiz: What Do You Know About Drinking, Fertility, and Babies?

If you look carefully at liquor, beer, and wine bottles, you'll find a warning about drinking during pregnancy. But these cautionary labels don't tell the whole story. Alcohol has many effects on a woman's body -- effects that any mom-to-be should know. Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of alcohol and pregnancy.

1. What's generally considered to be the "safe" limit for drinking while pregnant?

a. One drink each day
b. A few drinks a week
c. One drink a month
d. There is no "safe" limit

2. It's all right to drink while nursing.

True
False

3. Many children outgrow fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

True
False

4. Moderate drinking while pregnant -- just five to seven drinks a week -- increases the risk of miscarriages.

True
False

5. When used as directed, cough syrup that contains alcohol won't harm a pregnancy.

True
False

6. A few drinks in the earliest stages of pregnancy usually dooms the pregnancy to failure.

True
False

First published Dec 19, 2002

Last updated Jun 05, 2008

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