caffeine causes such effects, the reproductive consequences could be very serious because caffeine-containing foods and beverages are consumed by most of the human populations of the world, and, as world “coffee culture” continues to grow, world caffeine intakes continue to increase.
After revising the medical literature dealing with developmental and reproductive risks of caffeine on the basis of the biological plausibility of the epidemiological and animal findings and the methods and conclusions of previous investigators, clinical counsellors can inform prepregnant pregnant women who do not smoke or drink alcohol and who consume moderate amounts of caffeine (5 6 mg/kg per day, five cups) that they do not have an increase in reproductive risks or adverse effect