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Her little boy suffers from Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). He is one of 6,000 children born every year with physical and mental problems because their mothers drank while they were pregnant.
Shocking research out today reveals that 61 per cent of British women drink alcohol while expecting. And with binge-drinking on the rise, doctors are also predicting an explosion in the number of children born with FAS.
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I have friend who suffered from alcoholism while pregnant, and the new-born suffered terribly. I don't think most pregnant mums who drink realize the long-term effects it can have on their baby!
Posted by: Jane | October 11, 2006 at 07:19 PM