A surprising pregnancy trend is alarming health experts

A surprising pregnancy trend is alarming health experts

Pregnant women are drinking more, according to a newly published report from the CDC.  The data sheds new light on one more aspect of public health in the U.S. that appears to be trending in the wrong direction, leaving serious developmental problems in its wake. Since 2020, more people say they are drinking while pregnant – a shift that coincided with a rise in pandemic drinking broadly, but one that appears to be lingering. The study, first reported by STAT, showed that 15.2% of pre...

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