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Your risk
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Check whether you fall within the National Health and Medical Research Council's
Australian Alcohol Guidelines, below. These guidelines are set to minimise the
short-term and long-term risks of overconsuming alcohol.
For men
- No more than 28 standard drinks of alcohol over a week
- An average of no more
than 4 standard drinks a day
- No more than 6 standard drinks in any one day
- One or 2 alcohol-free days per
week
For women
- No more than 14 standard drinks over a week
- An average of no more than 2 standard
drinks a day
- No more than 4 standard drinks in any one day
- One or 2 alcohol-free days per
week
Alcohol information
If you are on medication, or are pregnant, have a condition that is made worse
by alcohol (such as hepatitis), or have a family history of alcohol-related problems,
then you should seek advice from your doctor as it may not be safe for you to
follow these guidelines or to drink at all.
Alcohol and pregnancy
Alcohol passes from a woman's bloodstream to her unborn child and the first
weeks after conception, when a woman may not be aware she is pregnant, are the
most critical in terms of alcohol damage. For this reason, if you are thinking
of becoming pregnant then it may be best to give up alcohol before you become
pregnant.
Alcohol and breastfeeding
There isn't a lot of research on alcohol consumption and breastfeeding.
What is known is that alcohol in a woman's bloodstream passes into her
breast milk and can damage the baby's developing brain in the first 12
months of its life. It is also known that drinking alcohol can reduce a woman's
milk supply. For these reasons it may be sensible to consider not drinking at
all while you are breastfeeding.
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