Caffeine has no effect on fetal growth
29 March 2002
Drinking caffeine while pregnant is unlikely to affect fetal growth, Swedish researchers say.
Data from a study of 873 pregnant women who delivered live babies showed no association between moderate caffeine consumption and birth weight, gestational or fetal growth in a paper published in the American Journal of Epidemiology (2002; 155: 429-36).
Last Reviewed: 05 April 2002
- 1. Medical Observer Weekly 29/03/02
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