Women earning more than €35k annually are most at risk for babies having fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Dr Mary O’Mahony, HSE Cork & Kerry, urged people to blame alcohol and not women, saying 40% of pregnancies are unplanned with mothers left feeling guilt over harm inadvertently caused. Picture: Denis Minihane

Women earning more than €35,000 annually are most at risk for babies having fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a leading public health consultant has warned.

Dr Mary O’Mahony, HSE Cork & Kerry, urged people to blame alcohol and not women, saying 40% of pregnancies are unplanned with mothers left feeling guilt over harm inadvertently caused.