Word: rosettes
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...evidence, he says, that "one glass of wine has any damaging effect." His concern is that the posting of signs will serve only "to burden with guilt the well educated and sensitive, without having any effect on pregnant women who are heavy drinkers." Indeed, says Boston University Psychiatrist Henry Rosett, such warnings might create anxiety that could threaten the health of a pregnant woman and her child...
...divided pregnant women into groups ranging from those who abstained from alcohol to heavy drinkers. It found that the occurrence of FAS was markedly more common among the heavy drinkers, defined as women consuming at least five drinks on one occasion and 45 drinks a month. But, says Psychiatrist Rosett, who organized the study, there was no difference in the incidence of birth defects between moderate drinkers and those who did not drink...
...Henry L. Rosett, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology Boston University Medical Center West Newton, Mass...
Most experts on fetal alcohol syndrome believe that abstinence is the most prudent course, but a few are concerned that the official warning was based on inconclusive evidence. Dr. Henry Rosett of Boston University School of Medicine notes that many obstetricians believe that small amounts of alcohol are harmless and relaxing, and they allow pregnant patients a glass of wine with the evening meal. Dr. Joe Simpson of Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago worries about instilling guilt in women who take an occasional drink: "Even if the studies are correct, it need not follow that every woman...