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First study of its kind: mothers' drinking can damage fetal nerve conduction.(Obstetrics)

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| April 15, 2004 | Boschert, Sherry | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Add abnormal nerve conduction to the list of neonatal problems resulting from heavy maternal drinking during pregnancy, according to Dr. Maria de los Angeles Avaria of the University of Chile, Santiago, and her associates.

The first electrophysiologic study of the peripheral nervous system in neonates and young children whose mothers drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy found slower ulnar motor nerve velocity and smaller proximal and distal amplitude in 17 children exposed to more than 2 ounces of alcohol per day in utero, compared with 13 children whose mothers, did not drink during pregnancy (J. Pediatr, 144[3] 338-43, 2004).

The study did not find clinical evidence of peripheral ...

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