# Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/maternal-binge-drinking-linked-to-mood-problems-and-alcohol-abuse-in-offspring/311 "2018-10-31T02:44:59Z")\
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> **[Maternal binge drinking linked to mood problems and alcohol abuse in offspring:...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180425120225.htm)**
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> A new study is the first to show that binge drinking by expectant mothers can impair the mental health of their offspring. Researchers report that rat mothers who drank in a binge-like manner during pregnancy and lactation were more prone to...

  
A new study is the first to show that binge drinking by expectant mothers can impair the mental health of their offspring. Researchers report that rat mothers who drank in a binge-like manner during pregnancy and lactation were more prone to depressive behaviors – and so were their offspring. Moreover, alcohol-triggered heritable changes in the mother made their offspring more vulnerable to mood disturbances and alcohol abuse as adolescents.