Abstract:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) include a wide range of mental and physical developmental disabilities that leave a lasting impact across the lifetime. Prenatal alcohol exposure most significantly effects the developing brain and facial characteristics, yet not all alcohol exposed pregnancies result in altered brain and facial morphology. Recent compelling evidence for periconceptional environmental factors experienced by both parents and their influence on offspring health has highlighted the need fo… Show more
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