Are there any acceptable research findings on how harmful alcohol consumption during pregnancy is to the baby? What is the amount that you still think is allowed at all?

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Uh, this topic always leads to discussion in different forums. Look, my opinion is that since the placenta can't filter alcohol, it goes through the baby's body as it is. And with them, it can be small and harmful, as the brain's nerve pathways and nerve cells are still developing, but something is already destroying them. And if someone drinks regularly during pregnancy, they can expect severe damage, called the fetal alcohol symptom group. The most common symptom of this is facial deformity, which is accompanied by varying degrees of severe brain damage.

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