Coffee 'increases pregnancy risk'

[afsalim]

Pregnant women should consider avoiding caffeine say researchers who found even moderate consumption in early pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage.

Currently, the Food Standards Agency sets an upper limit during pregnancy of 300mg - or four cups of coffee a day.

But a US study in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found 200mg of caffeine a day doubled the risk compared to women who abstained.

Experts said they would review the data to see if advice needed changing.

More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7195500.stm)

[.: Anna :.]

from the article it has some things what 300mg is equivalent to, so that part is useful:

300 mg of caffeine is roughly equivalent to:
Four average cups or three average mugs of instant coffee
Three average cups of brewed coffee
Six average cups of tea
Eight cans of regular cola drinks
Four cans of so-called "energy" drinks
400g (eight standard 50g bars) of normal chocolate

Caffeine content in a cup of tea or coffee varies by different brands and brewing methods Source: Food Standards Agency



:jkk: for article brother

[ze leetle elper]

Plus it gives you stinky breath. Eww. :D

[.: Anna :.]

Plus it gives you stinky breath. Eww. :D

no it doesnt :p

bt plain tea with slice of lemon in it is good for morning sickness, so better t hav that instead of coffee and plus the caffeine is slightly less

[dhakiyya]

peppermint tea is good to cure indigestion and thats got no caffeine in it.

Ginger tea with lemon would be good for morning sickness cause ginger is good for morning sickness and travel sickness, plus that has no caffeine in inshaAllah

[.: Anna :.]

oh :jkk: insha allah will try that 2mor. i think we actually hav some ginger tea downstairs :D

[Nasibah]

Coffee gives makes me anxious. Even if its only a cup. So I stopped sometime ago. I much prefer tea anyways-.

[ummbilal]

caffeine gives me anxiety attacks, but i have a caffine addiction:( but avoid it during pregnancy.

[MFT]

According to most of what I have read.

Caffeine, not coffee, increases the risk of early labor, not necessarily miscarriage. And its not just an ordinary intake of caffeine, but the equivalent of 4 cups of coffee daily. So, any drink with caffeine must be taken sparingly.