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By Maritza Moulite, CNN

Updated 1005 GMT (1805 HKT) July 30, 2018

Numbers of women drinking during pregnancy are higher than expected. One in 10 pregnant women reported drinking in the previous 30 days, with more than 3% reporting to binge, in a 2015 report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Photos: The risk of drinking during pregnancy
Numbers of women drinking during pregnancy are higher than expected. One in 10 pregnant women reported drinking in the previous 30 days, with more than 3% reporting to binge, in a 2015 report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The CDC estimates that millions more women in the US are exposing babies to alcohol during development by not realizing they are pregnant.
Photos: The risk of drinking during pregnancy
The CDC estimates that millions more women in the US are exposing babies to alcohol during development by not realizing they are pregnant.
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A CDC report found that 3.3 million women were putting their fetus at risk by drinking alcohol while sexually active and not practicing birth control.
Photos: The risk of drinking during pregnancy
A CDC report found that 3.3 million women were putting their fetus at risk by drinking alcohol