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  • Light Drinking During Pregnancy

    Can you drink a little during pregnancy without hurting your baby? What does the research show?

  • Pregnant for the Holidays: To Toast or Not to Toast?

    With the holidays rapidly approaching, the age old question raises itself along with the clink of glasses -- can I join in the festivities with family and friends by having an alcoholic drink to celebrate. Maybe just one?

  • Will My Baby Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am in my fifth month of pregnancy, and I am very worried that my baby will be F.A.S.D because I drank alcohol before I found out I was pregnant.

    I found out I was pregnant after a month. Should I be so worried?

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) & Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical, mental and neurobehavioral birth defects that are associated with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Not all babies of mothers who consume alcohol during their pregnancy will develop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

  • Alcohol During Pregnancy

    A woman who drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to an abnormal child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). A child born with FAS has a pattern of mental and physical defects.

  • Pregnancy and Alcohol Consumption

    Alcohol, found in wine, beer and liquors, is a toxic substance that is quickly transferred from the mother's bloodstream to the baby's. Because all the organs of the fetus are forming, they are particularly vulnerable to toxic substances...

  • Pregnant for the Holidays: To Toast or Not to Toast?

    With the holidays rapidly approaching, the age old question raises itself along with the clink of glasses -- can I join in the festivities with family and friends by having an alcoholic drink to celebrate. Maybe just one?

  • Alcohol During Pregnancy

    A woman who drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to an abnormal child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). A child born with FAS has a pattern of mental and physical defects.

  • Pregnancy and Alcohol Consumption

    Alcohol, found in wine, beer and liquors, is a toxic substance that is quickly transferred from the mother's bloodstream to the baby's. Because all the organs of the fetus are forming, they are particularly vulnerable to toxic substances...

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) & Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)

    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical, mental and neurobehavioral birth defects that are associated with the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Not all babies of mothers who consume alcohol during their pregnancy will develop Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

  • Will My Baby Have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am in my fifth month of pregnancy, and I am very worried that my baby will be F.A.S.D because I drank alcohol before I found out I was pregnant.

    I found out I was pregnant after a month. Should I be so worried?

  • Light Drinking During Pregnancy

    Can you drink a little during pregnancy without hurting your baby? What does the research show?