Dangers of drinking tea and coffee for pregnant women
Pregnant women are always advised to reduce the consumption of stimulants and caffeine during pregnancy, because of their great harm to the health of the fetus, in addition to many problems that the mother may face if she consumes too much caffeine during pregnancy, including the birth of a dead child.
Where a British study looked at the damages of daily caffeine intake during pregnancy, as it was conducted on more than 1000 pregnant women, including 290 of them who gave birth to stillbirths.
Every 100 mg of caffeine daily during pregnancy, equivalent to less than one cup of filtered coffee, has been linked to a 27% increased risk of stillbirth.
Caffeine is believed to narrow the blood vessels in the placenta, which reduces oxygen delivery to the fetus.
Babies in the womb get rid of caffeine about a third as fast as their mothers, and it can lead to an irregular heartbeat.
Similar to alcohol, experts disagree on whether pregnant women can safely consume caffeine.
In addition, energy drinks could also increase the risk of stillbirth by 85% if a woman drank 100 mg of energy drinks per day compared to not consuming it at all.
While consuming 100 mg of instant coffee daily appears to increase the risk by a third.
The risk is nearly a quarter higher for soft drinks, while the results indicated that tea was not associated with stillbirths during the study.
Professor Alexander Heisel, first author of the study and director of the TUMI Center for Maternal and Fetal Health Research at the University of Manchester, said: “This is a relatively small risk, so people should not be concerned about the occasional cup of coffee, but our study found that even a relatively small amount of caffeine per day is associated with a greater risk. For stillbirth.
