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Thursday 10 September, Parallel session B
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Light drinking during pregnancy: still no risk for socioemotional difficulties or cognitive deficits at 5 years of age? Findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study
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  1. Y. Kelly1,
  2. A. Sacker2,
  3. R. Gray3,
  4. D. Wolke4,
  5. J. Kelly1,
  6. M. Quigley3
  1. 1
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
  2. 2
    Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK
  3. 3
    National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  4. 4
    Department of Psychology and Health Sciences Research Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096719h

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      Background

      We recently reported that light alcohol consumption during pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of behavioural difficulties or cognitive deficits at 3 years of age. However, it is not clear whether these associations remain constant or change over time.

      Objective

      To examine the relationship between light drinking during pregnancy and the risk of socio-emotional problems and cognitive deficits at age 5 years.

      Design and Setting

      Data from sweeps 1 and 3 of the nationally representative prospective UK …

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