1 in 690 babies will be born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome this year in Canada.
1 in 100 – will be born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder this year in Canada.
The number of individuals born with these afflictions exceeds the numbers of individuals born with Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy and confirmed HIV infection combined.
FASD is currently the leading known cause of mental retardation in western civilization.
There is no known safe type, amount, or time to use alcohol during pregnancy.
FASD is not an inherited disease. This means that a mother diagnosed with FASD will not pass it to her child if she does not drink while she is pregnant.
Alcohol-related birth effects are entirely preventable, simply by refraining from the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
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