[Independent.ie] , O'Regan, Eilish One-in-10 babies are born with some kind of foetal alcohol disorder in Ireland every year, says HSE. (28 Nov 2022)
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Around one in 10 babies are born each year with some form of disorder as a result of their mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy, with an estimated 600 having the most severe effects on their brains. The HSE estimates that around 6,000 babies a year are born each year in Ireland with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and 600 with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the most severe form of FASD...
B Substances > Alcohol
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Pregnancy
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Foetal, infant, newborn diseases (reproductive effects) > Foetal (fetal) alcohol syndrome / spectrum disorder
T Demographic characteristics > Pregnant woman
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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