January 23, 2008

Caffeine connected to miscarriages

As if being pregnant is not serious enough now researchers from the US have discovered that is a pregnant woman is in the habit of drinking two or more cups of coffee a day then they could be putting their baby at risk.

In fact it is thought that on average there is a twelve per cent chance of a miscarriage, but with the coffee factor of two cups per day will increase this risk double of what it would be without the caffeine.

The problem is now, that if a couple are planning family the mother is being told to refrain from drinking coffee for three months or for the entire pregnancy, but there are a lot of mother who do not find out that they are pregnant for three or four months into the pregnancy.

Source [Reuters]