Oh yea- and this is another instance when the evidence is questionable at best for the recommendation. The recommendation originates from when pregnant women need surgery and the resting on back position comes with the risk of stillbirth. However, in the case of sleeping, there is evidence that pregnant women become…

Jeez. You could work on being a little less condescending there?

As a public health person, this is galling to me on so many levels. I actually would be fascinated to hear what happened with this at the CDC, because this kind of thing has to be seen by SO MANY PEOPLE!! And NO ONE said, “Hey guys? Let’s take a step back here and think about what we’re saying with this?”

The people who are at risk of delivering a child with FAS are probably not going to be able to follow any advice regarding drinking during pregnancy.

Advocating for women to not drink alcohol instead of advocating first for all women to have access to reproductive health is such an insanity. If they really care about healthy fetuses all women they mentioned should first and foremost be covered by Medicare (because we all know Medicaid is shity).

Show me the science. Until then, it's a bottle of bourbon a day til Grandma gets two lines on the pee stick.