Too much coffee doubles risk of stillbirth, says study

PREGNANT women who drink more than eight cups of coffee a day double their risk of having a stillborn baby compared with non-coffee drinkers, a study has said.

Exposure to caffeine during pregnancy has previously been linked to an increased risk of miscarriage and low birth weight.

Now new research, published in the British Medical Journal, has found that drinking coffee during pregnancy is linked with an increased risk of stillbirth.