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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fact Sheet

Internet URL

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/

This document also available in Spanish

Sponsoring Agency

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Description

This fact sheet presents a general overview of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), described as a group of physical and mental birth defects caused by a woman drinking heavily during pregnancy.

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Review Date

8/11/2004

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