Get ready for some flack from your barrista, pregnant ladies. A new study reported in the New York Times
connects drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day (200
milligrams is about 10 ounces of coffee or 25 ounces of tea) to a
greater risk of miscarriage. The lead author of the study, Dr. De-Kun
Li, says pregnant women should consider going decaf or at least cutting
back to a cup for the first few months of being knocked up. The study
consisted of interviews with 1,063 pregnant women about caffeine use,
but by the time of the study, 102 had already miscarried. Later, 70
more miscarried, for a rate of 16 percent of the group, pretty typical
for the population. The researchers found that "the miscarriage rate
was 24.5 percent in the 164 women who consumed 200
milligrams or more per day. The increased risk was associated with
caffeine itself and not with other known risk factors like the mother’s
age or smoking habits."
Is there any hope for the latte-loving
mamas of the world?
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