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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Risks, Symptoms, and Dangers of Drinking During Pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a serious condition that ... same level of alcohol concentration as in her blood. Unlike an ...
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Life's Greatest Miracle
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS ... and because it metabolizes alcohol more slowly than the adult mother, the developing embryo and fetus experiences ...
For decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alc…
we identified abnormalities in the jaw and the size and spacing of the adult teeth. Abnormal alignment of the upper and lower ...
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in children may be underestimated
Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 met criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. This was found in a pilot study ...
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Swedish study highlights prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 met criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. This was found in a pilot study conducted at the University of Gothenburg.
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MATERNAL DRINKING AND FETAL CLUBFOOT
We studied the prevalence of clubfoot in 129 patients with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD) aged 1-24 years. The mothers were all chronic alcoholics who abused ...
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April is National Alcohol Awareness Month
Excessive alcohol consumption not only affects our adult populations, it also affects youths and children as well.