Fetal Slcohol Syndrome

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 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Fetal slcohol syndrome is a common misspelling of fetal alcohol syndrome.
 
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, a condition that often results in birth defects, mental problems, and behavioral problems. The condition is irreversible, but it is also completely preventable. If a woman does not drink alcohol while she is pregnant, her child will not develop fetal alcohol syndrome.
 
(Click Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to read the complete eMedTV article, which takes a closer look at the general characteristics of the condition, as well as secondary problems that a person is not born with but might acquire as a result of the condition.)
 
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD