Moms to be, please note -- make sure that you abstain from alcohol, for a new study says that drinking during pregnancy puts your baby at risk of epilepsy.

Researchers, led by Queens University in Ontario, have carried out the study and found that children born with a condition, caused by exposure to alcohol in the womb, are more likely to suffer from debilitating seizures.

In fact, according to the researchers, being exposed to alcohol while in the womb damages parts of the developing brain associated with seizures, the Daily Mail reported.

The study looked at 425 people aged between two and 49 who had foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Fewer than one per cent of people developed epilepsy, but six per cent of those with FASD had it and 12 per cent had experienced at least one seizure, the findings revealed.