PEDIATRICS Vol. 92 No. 5 November 1993, pp. 739
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Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

JOEL J. ALPERT MD1 and BARRY S. ZUCKERMAN MD1

1 Pediatric Department, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118

To the Editor.—

The recent Academy statement on fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects recommends abstinence from alcohol for women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.1 Our position was incompletely quoted in the statement. We have stated that there is no scientific evidence to support abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy in well-nourished women.2

Mills, who is also referred to in the committee statement as finding a substantial risk with the consumption of one to two drinks daily, was also referenced incompletely.