Article: Study: 200 Mg Caffeine Doubles Miscarriage Risk

STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
01-21-2008
Study: 200 Mg Caffeine Doubles Miscarriage Risk

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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A researcher has been trying to nail down more specific facts behind a common piece of medical advice. The advice goes to expectant mothers. Doctors often tell them to limit caffeine during pregnancy. The question for researcher DeKoon Lee(ph) and a team of researchers funded by Kaiser Permanente in California was how much is too much? The researchers found that just one or two cups of coffee per day can increase the risk of miscarriage. And we have more this morning from NPR's Allison Aubrey.

ALLISON AUBREY: The study ...

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