131: Alcohol, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: No Shame, No Myths, Just Biology
About this episode
The episode discusses the effects of alcohol on pregnancy and breastfeeding, debunking myths and focusing on biological facts.
Alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding are surrounded by myths, slogans and a fair amount of internet nonsense. In this episode, Afif and Anne look at what alcohol actually does before conception, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. They discuss paternal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the “sober enough to feed” slogan, pumping and dumping, beer and milk supply, and the misleading comparison between breastmilk and orange juice. No shame, no panic, just biology. Lear...
People in this episode
Hosts: Afif EL-Khuffash, Anne Doherty
Topics covered
- alcohol
- pregnancy
- breastfeeding
- myths
- biology
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, beer, orange juice
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