Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Jackie Stenhouse on August 18th, 2010

The first stages of pregnancy is commonly called the First Trimester.  This is such an exciting time for most women, especially if you have been trying to get pregnant for some time. You will always remember the time when you found out for the first time, you were going to have a baby.  I have [...]

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Jackie Stenhouse on December 7th, 2009

There are many things which  should be avoided while you are  pregnant and the most common of these are cigarettes and alcohol. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can harm the growing fetus and cause ‘fetal alcohol syndrome’ (FAS) which is when alcohol crosses the placenta and can lead to stunted fetal growth or weight, create distinctive [...]

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