Caffeine in tea, coffee may be equally risky to fetus

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Obstetrics / Gynaecology Public health
Caffeine in tea, coffee may be equally risky to fetus

Pregnant women who consume caffeine - whether it's from coffee or tea - have smaller babies than those who abstain from the stimulant during pregnancy, new research suggests. Even women who took in less than 200 milligrams of caffeine, the safe cutoff during pregnancy according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), had a significantly increased risk of delivering prematurely or having a low-birthweight baby.

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Ling-Wei Chen, Roisin Fitzgerald, Celine M Murrin, John Mehegan, Cecily C Kelleher, Catherine M Phillips, Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study; Associations of maternal caffeine intake with birth outcomes: results from the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, nqy219

Links: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-pregnancy-caffeine/caffeine-in-tea-coffee-may-be-equally-risky-to-fetus-idUKKCN1NR26E

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