Drinking Can Cause Bad Behavior in Your Child

pregnancyDoctors’ advice that women should not consume alcohol during their pregnancy. Drinking during pregnancy can cause numerous complications.

In a new research, it has been confirmed that teenager become unruly, aggressive and badly behaved if their mother has consumed alcohol during the pregnancy.

It was seen that the probability of the teenager becoming anti-social increases threefold.

The study was done by researchers in United States of America. They studied the behavior of 600 teenagers. They analyzed the data for the frequency of conduct disorder. The record was maintained from the time of their birth. It was seen that when a mother consumes alcohol during pregnancy the child becomes more prone to behavioral issues like aggression towards people and animals, destruction of property, dishonesty, theft and severe law- breaking.

The researchers confirmed that even a single drink everyday can cause this problem. If a woman does not want her child to face such behavioral issues she should avoid drinking during the pregnancy.

It has been confirmed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that excessive drinking during pregnancy can cause foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the child. This disorder is can cause physical, mental and behavioral problems.

The research is definitely helpful for doctors and women as some of them believed that it is okay to consume a little alcohol during pregnancy.