Was a pub right to refuse a five-month pregnant woman a pint and then order her to leave?

The debate has been a long one – one minute it’s safe to drink ‘sensibly’ while pregnant, the next is not safe at all. It’s no wonder why some mums-to-be get confused. But how would you feel if you had that choice taken out of your hands?

A pregnant woman was refused a drink at a pub and then asked to leave by staff who said they were protecting her unborn child.

Caroline Williams, 26, who is five months pregnant, says she felt humiliated by the treatment. She insists she is a responsible mother and would never endanger her baby.

The incident at the Cricketer pub in Hove, East Sussex, has reignited the debate on drinking during pregnancy.

Advice from the Chief Medical Officer says that women trying to conceive or who are pregnant should avoid drinking alcohol.

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