Pregnant women can still drink a moderate amount of coffee

A new study shows that pregnant women can still drink a moderate amount of coffee without harming the baby.

Researchers from the National Children's Hospital in the state of Ohio - USA say that moderate amounts of caffeine will not have a negative effect on a child's intelligence or behavioral problems.

Dr. Mark A. Klebanoff, principal investigator at the Center for Perinatal Research at the American Children's Hospital Research Institute, said that the team did not find evidence of an inverse association between consuming caffeine consumption during pregnancy with the cognitive or behavioral abilities of children aged 4 or 7.

During the study, researchers monitored "a caffeine level in the blood" of nearly 2,200 pregnant women who participated in the Collaborative Project on Pregnancy, conducted from 1959 to 1974 at multiple sites. points across the United States.

Around this time, according to the researchers, coffee consumption during pregnancy was more common than it is today.

The researchers found "there was no consistent pattern between caffeine intake and children's development and behavior at the age of 4 and 7 in life."

It does not appear that caffeine was the cause of obesity in the children studied. Of these children, only 11 percent were considered obese by age 4 and 7 percent were obese by age 7.

Sarah Keim, a faculty member of the Ohio State University School of Medicine, said the results of the study could reassure women who are pregnant and still consume a moderate amount of caffeine. 1 or 2 cups a day. ( natural specialty robusta )