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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Internet URL

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/  

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Description

This fact sheet presents a general overview of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), described as a group of physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman drinking heavily during pregnancy.

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Review Date

2/28/2007