title: [The inception for the prevention of alcohol embryopathy since 3000 years ago?].
abstract: The etiology of alcoholic embryopathy-maternal use of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy-only is known about 20 years. But already 3,000 years ago the authors of the Old Testament warned the wife of Manoah to drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy (judges 13,2-25). Investigation of the historical, ethnological, ideological and mythological background of this law shows, that this text reflected ideas of social alternatives and reforms from the 9th century before our time-but not any knowledge about embryo- and fetotoxic effects of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paditz
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007585:Jews / Q000266:history; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Ansätze zur Prävention der Alkoholembryopathie bereits vor 3,000 Jahren?