title: Fetal alcohol syndrome and other alcohol-related birth defects.
abstract: This article focuses on the range of fetal anomalies associated with varied alcohol ingestion during pregnancy. A means for identifying women at risk for having infants with alcohol related birth defects and the more severe fetal alcohol syndrome are discussed. Primary methods for preventing these lasting birth defects are described for practitioners.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications