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For decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome
I am a developmental physiologist, and my research explores the ways that male drinking affects fetal ... this syndrome can occur when alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through ...
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: The 'heartbreaking' reality
This means it can damage cells in the baby's brain, spinal cord and other parts of the body. The NHS states that fetal alcohol syndrome is "completely avoidable if you don't drink alcohol while ...
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Fentanyl exposure in utero causes birth defects — kids ‘not growing or developing’ normally, doctors warn
Fetal alcohol syndrome is known to cause similar features ... a link between fentanyl use and cholesterol production in newborns and published their findings in the journal Molecular Psychiatry ...