fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

Consumption of alcohol during pregnancy sometimes results in a group of physical and mental birth defects including "mental retardation, growth deficiencies, central nervous system dysfunction, craniofacial abnormalities, and behavioral maladjustments."

Also: fetal alcohol effect

• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Nevitt, Amy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Revised)(Drug Abuse Prevention) Library Binding 1998
• Stratton, Kathleen (Editor), et al Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment Hardcover 1996
• Streissguth, Ann (Editor), et al The Challenge of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Overcoming Secondary Disabilities Paperback 1997
• Streissguth, Ann Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - A Guide for Families and Communities Paperback 1997

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