A one and a half-year-old baby licks an adult’s hand that had just touched white wine, ingesting a small amount of alcohol, which usually does not cause harm.

During a five-month pregnancy, a puncture test revealed an abnormality in chromosome 22. Both the couple were required to undergo a blood test, but the husband drank alcohol the day before the test, asking whether this would affect the test results.

Drinking alcohol in the early stages of pregnancy may affect the fetus, but the extent of the impact depends on the amount of alcohol consumed and the timing.