Tag: Fetal

Christine Rogan, Alcohol Healthwatch health promotion advisor and FASD project coordinator explains a common, preventable cause of disability in children. What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD) is caused by alcohol consumed during pregnancy. FAS, however, is only part of the story. Science has recognised that alcohol causes a wide range of developmental disorders and most have no outward physical signs associated with the syndrome. FAS is part of a range of outcomes called Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASD is a leading preventable cause of intellectual disability…