It could be mandatory to record all alcohol consumed by expectant mothers and it's raising privacy concerns
The NHS could record whether pregnant women had any alcohol during their first week of pregnancy.
Privacy concerns have been raised over the revelations, that would involve the medical records of children in England and Wales showing whether expectingThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is consulting on the proposed guidelines, which would make it mandatory to record all alcohol consumed by expectant mothers. It hopes that the move could identify children at risk of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, which can cause physical and behavioural problems.
Spokeswoman Clare Murphy said: ‘Women do not lose their right to medical confidentiality simply because they are pregnant. ‘Most women report drinking very little alcohol in pregnancy if any at all, even if they may have drunk before a positive pregnancy test.’ Rebecca Brione from charity Birthrights, which promotes human rights in maternity care, said it was ‘unacceptable to propose such measures without any assessment of the impact on women and pregnant people’.
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