Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol EffectsFetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal
Alcohol Effects
Prenatal alcohol exposure is a preventable cause of birth defects, including
mental retardation and neurodevelopmental deficits. Since the initial
recognition in 1968 of the multiple effects that alcohol can have on the
developing fetus [1] and the subsequent delineation in 1973 of fetal alcohol
syndrome (FAS), [2] it has become clear that prenatal alcohol exposure can be
associated with a wide range of abnormalities. [3] More than 80% …
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