Alcohol Risk to Fetus Is Highest at End of 1st Trimester

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

Any drinking during pregnancy increases the odds of fetal alcohol syndrome, but the risk to the fetus is highest if a pregnant woman drinks during the second half of her first trimester of pregnancy, a new study finds.

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