4. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Much like smoking, pregnant mothers who drink alcohol during their term also expose their unborn child to a myriad of risks. Liver and kidney failure in young children have been directly tied to the amount of alcohol that a mother consumed during her pregnancy.
The issue for some people who consume high levels of alcohol on a daily basis is the volume that they’d drink before they even know they’re pregnant. By the time they find out that a human being is growing within them, they’ve already consumed high amounts of alcohol that could pose a serious threat to their baby.
That’s not to say that the damage is done and they might as well continue, they should still, of course, cease drinking immediately, but the risk has already been increased. This is yet another reason that alcohol consumption should be moderated or even ceased altogether. Remember, it’s not just your health on the line, it’s your child’s health as well.