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John Elder

RARE PHOTOS: Coffee during pregnancy linked with shorter fatter children | Rare Historical Photos

Previous studies have found a link between coffee and low birth weight. Photo: Getty

That fresh cup of coffee might be a neat pick-me-up, but for pregnant women it’s a downer, as far as science is concerned.

Drinking coffee during pregnancy has been linked with having fatter children, low birth weight, changes in a baby’s brain structure and subsequent behavioural issues, and risk of miscarriage.

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