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Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome logo #20415This syndrome involves physical and mental birth defects caused by a baby's mother drinking large amounts of alcohol (often defined as more than five or six drinks a day) during pregnancy.
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foetal alcohol syndrome

foetal alcohol syndrome logo #20973<syndrome> The most common cause of defective cerebral development in industrialised nations, affecting 1 in 700 live births in the United States. This clinical syndrome results from the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the developing foetus. Growth retardation, mental retardation, small brain and heart valve lesions are common. Infants can...
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Foetal alcohol syndrome

Foetal alcohol syndrome logo #20875a combination of defects in a foetus as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy
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