Drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy can trigger more or less severe neurodevelopmental and growth disorders. Recent ...

I hear it all the time now. “Oh, he has FASD.” Well, no he doesn’t, because there is no such thing. Confused? So are most people. In March of this year I posted a discussion of the new DSM-5 ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

There’s no set amount of alcohol that’s known to cause FAS, but experts advise against any alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum ...

Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA In recent years several studies from different countries have shown that prenatal alcohol exposure will lead to ...