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    Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)

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    Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. FASDs are preventable if a woman does not drink alcohol during pregnancy.

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    Use of multiple substances in pregnancy is common.

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    Page last reviewed: April 5, 2021, 12:00 AM
    Content source:  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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