A quarter of young adults are unaware that women should not drink alcohol during pregnancy, research has revealed. Sales of beers, wines and spirits in supermarkets have soared during lockdown as more and more of us drink at home.
But there are fears pregnant women could put their baby's health at risk by not knowing the official health guidance around drinking while expecting.
The survey of 2,000, 18-25 year-olds, found a quarter do not know the chief medical officer's guidance that if pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the safest approach is to avoid alcohol.
Just 17 per cent of young adults correctly identified alcohol exposure in utero as having more long-term harm to a baby than other substances, such as heroin.
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