Experts recommend zero alcohol for pregnant women

No amount of alcohol at any stage of pregnancy is safe for your baby, a HSE campaign will warn today

Experts recommend zero alcohol for pregnant women
Mon, 09 Sep, 2019 - 07:00
Evelyn Ring

No amount of alcohol at any stage of pregnancy is safe for your baby, a HSE campaign will warn today.

Ireland is estimated to have the third-highest rate of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and it is reckoned that about 600 babies are born with foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) every year.

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