For decades, public health messaging has conveyed the notion that alcohol use during pregnancy is harmful for the fetus. This seminar brings together scholars in sociology, epidemiology, and law to trace the evidence for and the origins of these warnings, and discuss broader issues of equity, health, and welfare for women and their children.

Chapters and Speakers:
00:00 Introduction by Pamela Smith, Seth Low Professor of History, Director of the Center for Science and Society, Columbia University
05:17 Presentation by Clare McCormack, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University
23:33 Presentation by Caitlin Killian, Professor of Sociology, Drew University
47:06 Presentation by Khiara M. Bridges, Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
1:08:45 Q&A

Drinking While Pregnant: The Science and Stigma was held on January 28, 2021, as part of the Seminars in Society and Neuroscience series organized by the Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program at Columbia University.

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