ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess if alcohol drinking is a risk factor for small for gestational age (SGA) birth. METHODS: Case–control study. Cases were 555 women (mean age 31 years, range

16–43) who delivered SGA babies at the Clinica Luigi Mangiagalli and the Obstetric and Gynecology Clinic of the University of Verona. The controls were 1966 women (mean age 31 years, range

14–43) who gave birth at term (⩾37 weeks of gestation) to healthy infants of normal weight at the hospitals where cases had been identified. RESULTS: No increase in the risk of SGA birth was

observed in women drinking one or two drinks/day in pregnancy, but three or more per day increased the risk: odds ratios (OR) were 3.2 (1.7–6.2) for ⩾3 drinks during the first trimester,

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