Bein' in Aarkansahh fir thuh past few daiys, I missed this one.  However, I
don't agree that the NEJM article proves much.  It has been a long time
since I read it, so perhaps I am misinformed.  However, they depended on the
mother's word on how much she drank. People lie (or should I say distort the
truth) about how much they drink almost as much as they do in response to
sex questionnaires. And how to you separate prenatal exposure from postnatal
exposure?  Since prenatal exposure is a real "no no", women are likely to
hide the fact they drink during pregnancy, or minimize the amount they drink
during pregnancy, because they know it is frowned upon.

Very few nursing mothers, incidentally, drink one or two ounces of alcohol
each day. Notice however, that motor development is not as important an
indicator of general development as speech and social development.

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC