The consumption of alcohol by pregnant women can cause a complex of birth defects called fetal alcohol syndrom (FAS). Symptoms of FAS include head and facial irregularites, heart defects, mental retardation, and behavior problems such as hyperactivity. The U.S. Surgeon General's office reccommends that pregnant women absttain from drinking alcohol, and govenemnt has mandated that a warning lable be placed on liquor bottles:
"Women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects."
Imagine the following dilemma for a server in a restaurant. An obviously pregnant woman orders a strawberry daiquiri. The server shows a warning label to the customer and asks her "ma'am, are you sure want this drink?" THe customer becomes angry, demands her drink, and goes to the manager, who then fires the server.
What would you havehave done if you were the server?
Serve the customer, tell her of the possible harm of drinking alcohol might cause, or refuse to serve her and risk losing your job?
Is a restaurant responsible for monitoring the health habits of its customers?
2007-12-10 09:55:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
mind your own business she is the mother and she will be irate if u point this out to her that is what freedom is to make your own choices weather it be wrong or rite!!!!!!!!sorry we cant rule everyone ~~`
2007-12-10 10:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by ladysosureone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, in the waitress's shoes, I would probably serve her. I mean, what if the woman just gave birth a few weeks ago and her stomach hasn't gone down... or if she's just fat and carries her weight around her belly? How embarrassing for both parties involved!
Anyway the most dangerous time for drinking is in the first trimester, when many women are not showing, and physicians in many other first world nations (such as Britain) believe that low alcohol consumption (a few drinks a week) is fine for pregnant women. The research on FAS is almost all done on mothers who are *heavy* drinkers.
For me it comes down to personal freedom. I think that a pregnant woman does get to make her own choices, even if we may not approve of them. I don't holler at women who opt to formula feed, I try not to be nasty to parents who decline to vaccinate for serious childhood illnesses... thus I apply the same principles to the pre-parents.
2007-12-10 10:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by MissA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were the owner, I'd fire the manager for firing the server. She showed a reasonable level of concern -- not only for the pregnant woman, but for the business. In verifying the woman's choice, the server abdicated the establishment from ever being held liable.
Assuming she talked to the customer in a nonjudgmental way, she did exactly the right thing. Had she served a pregnant woman alcohol by mistake, the establishment could have been sued.
2007-12-10 10:05:22 · answer #3 · answered by A B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's crazy. The restaurant could have been sued for NOT warning the pregnant woman.
Imagine if the waitress hadn't told her and the kid got FAS.
2007-12-10 09:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by matthewinuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup,its the moral thing to do,and the poor baby is at risk of alcohol poisoning,but i don't think it would be considered a responsibility.
2007-12-10 11:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋