Most Americans know that it's important for someone to take care of their health before getting pregnant and during pregnancy to increase their chance of having a healthy baby. Many people know, for ...

New research shows that occasional exposure to alcohol may influence facial shape and brain development. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a range of severe neurodevelopmental ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe and preventable form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, requiring specific diagnostic criteria. Obstetricians are crucial in preventing fetal alcohol ...

For decades, women have been told that drinking any amount of alcohol during pregnancy can harm their developing child. The zero-alcohol rule is so ingrained that just walking into a bar while ...

A total of 1,304,557 singleton births were available for analysis. We excluded pregnancies before 20 weeks or beyond 44 weeks of gestation (69,424 or 5.3 percent) and records for which prenatal ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 2, 2009 — Occasional binge drinking during pregnancy in the absence of moderate daily levels of drinking is associated with child mental ...

According to the study, children whose fathers drank alcohol were more likely to be shorter, have smaller heads, and perform ...

For many women, May, which is Women's Health Month, is a time to prioritize their well-being. For some, that might mean taking a closer, more personal look at their alcohol use. Alcohol consumption is ...

SAN ANTONIO — Excessive alcohol use may be more common than you think, and the results of binge drinking can be disastrous to your overall health. There are four ways a person can drink excessively; ...