Items Tagged ‘caffeine consumption’
February 19, 2013
Too Much Coffee in Pregnancy Tied to Smaller, Later Newborns, Study Says
“As the risk for having a low birth weight baby was associated with caffeine consumption, pregnant women might be counseled to reduce their caffeine intake during pregnancy as much as possible,” said lead researcher Dr. Verena Sengpiel, an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Sahlgrenska University in Goteborg, Sweden…According to the Mayo Clinic, the average […]
Tags: caffeine consumption, Dr. Verena Sengpiel, HealthDay, low birth weight, Sahlgrenska Academy