Drinking during pregnancy creates a number of potential risks for your baby. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is the term experts use to describe the range of problems related to alcohol ...

In order to improve prevention strategies, we sought to describe the knowledge and attitudes of women of childbearing age regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its effects on the fetus.

Background: Consensus is that fetal exposure to alcohol is harmful. Abstinence while trying to conceive and throughout pregnancy is recommended. Despite this, there are many women who consume ...

They say women should avoid all alcohol throughout pregnancy "just in case", as per official guidelines. But women who have had small amounts to drink in pregnancy should be reassured that they ...

The risk of FASD is higher the more the mother drinks. Currently, NHS advice is that there is no proven safe level of alcohol in pregnancy. Not drinking at all is the safest approach.

Pregnant women are being urged not to put their children’s health at risk by drinking alcohol during the Christmas season. Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a preventable neuro-disability ...