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Facts about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Here are the facts about Fetal Alcohol syndrome.
FAS is
100% preventable
!
FAS is the leading preventable cause of
mental retardation
!
Alcohol during pregnancy causes
permanent brain damage
!
There is
no safe level of alcohol
consumption during pregnancy!
Even
one drink
risks the health of an unborn baby!
FAS is a
lifelong
, invisible and irreversible
disability
!
Symptoms
may not become obvious until a child is 3 or 4 years old!
FAS is found in
all races
and
all socio-economic groups
!
There is
no cure
for FAS!
Are you Pregnant? Don't Drink!
Can you fall Pregnant? Don't Drink!
Period!
"A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities.” ―Eda J. Le Shan
“Drinking during pregnancy is linked with disaster – personal disaster for the ‘bright-eyed ones,’ disaster for their families and their hope for their young, and disaster for . . . society as we struggle to pay the huge price of this destruction.” - Prof. Ann Streissguth, Ph.D.
"If you're pregnant, don't drink. If you drink, don't get pregnant" - Eva Carner
"Every day is FASD Awareness day" - Teresa Kellerman (www.babybornfree.com)