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Monday, December 3, 2007

New science on fetal alcohol exposure
by Cara Hetland, Minnesota Public Radio
December 3, 2007

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When a pregnant woman drinks, she risks giving birth to a child with permanent brain damage. Doctors and those who work with these children are learning more about what is called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Research projects around the world aim to learn more about what happens when a fetus is exposed to alcohol.
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The Safe Passage study is the largest of its kind and will follow 12,000 pregnant women. Monitoring the fetal heart beat is part of the study. (MPR Photo/Cara Hetland)
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