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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Drinking While Pregnant May Alter Child's Brain


07.24.07, 12:00 AM ET TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News)

-- Being exposed to alcohol before birth may lead to behavioral problems later on, U.S. researchers report.

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure does not always lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, noted a team reporting in the August issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. In some cases, it can cause cognitive and behavioral problems without the facial features characteristic of fetal alcohol syndrome.
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