Behaviour Link to Mother's Drinking, University of Pittsburgh Study

Press Assoc. (PA) -- Teenagers are significantly more likely to be unruly, aggressive and badly behaved if their mothers drank early in pregnancy, a study has found. As little as one alcoholic drink a day during the first three months of pregnancy was enough to increase the risk of "conduct disorder" in 16-year-olds three-fold, said researchers.

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