2023-04-24 16:00:07
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When trying to conceive, too many couples forget that the health of the father is as important to the unborn child as that of the mother. A recent study conducted on mice suggests that alcohol consumption by the father before conception might induce skull malformations in the fetus.
We already know that alcohol consumption during pregnancy is strongly discouraged because of the risk of congenital malformations it causes in unborn children. But recent research from Texas A&M University suggests that growth defects and malformations affecting the development of the brain, skull and face of the fetus might also be linked to the father’s alcohol consumption before conception, and this even in quantities respecting the recommendations of the health authorities.
Using research on mice, Dr. Michael Golding (a professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University) and his team sought to understand what happens when the mother, father or both parents consumed alcohol before conception.
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As a result, certain malformations of the skull and face of the fetuses seem much more strongly related to the consumption of alcohol by the father than by the mother, insofar as the genetic programming » specific to these traits would be more related to the sperm than to the egg. As Dr. Golding explains: When it was the dad who drank, we saw a profound change in the organization of the face “, an observation made in baby mice born to males who had ingested alcohol at levels equivalent to, or higher than, the limit recommended by health authorities for humans.
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Facial dysmorphism in newborns is one of the four hallmark signs of fetal alcohol syndrome (along with growth retardation, birth defects and neurobehavioral disorders), a fetal disorder caused by maternal alcohol consumption during the pregnancy. When this syndrome is suspected or diagnosed by the medical profession, it is not uncommon for the mother to deny having consumed alcohol and for the doctors to accuse her of lying, attributing this denial to the account of an understandable feeling of maternal guilt. Provided these findings are confirmed in humans, it might be that some fetal malformations (such as abnormal facial features) are actually linked to the alcohol consumption of the father just before and during the conception of the child, and not the mother. However, this alternative explanation plausible had never been examined before.
Hygiene of life during conception: dads too
According to the researchers, the fact that both parents may be responsible for preventing alcohol-related birth defects should prompt us to review lifestyle recommendations during conception asking both parents, not just the mother, to apply them. They recommend to both parents to agree to limit or completely stop their alcohol consumption before initiating a pregnancy and to affix on the warning labels present on the bottles the following mention: ” The decision to consume this drink can have significant life-changing consequences for a future child. », rather than a simple pictogram concerning the mother. Information that should interest the French who are among the first consumers of alcohol in Europe.
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