The study involved more than 11,000 women who were asked about their drinking habits and their child’s behaviour at intervals up to the age of five.
Researchers looked at non-drinkers, women who gave up drinking while pregnant, light drinkers who consumed one or two units a week, moderate drinkers who drank three to six units a week and heavy drinkers who consumed more than seven units in a week, or six in one sitting.
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, found mothers who drank one to two units of alcohol a week were slightly less likely to have children with social or emotional difficulties than those who did not drink during pregnancy.
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