Abstract
Fetal alcohol and the right to be born healthy….
Highlights
Finding the cause and applying the insights toward prevention and treatment forms the ultimate goal of most disease research
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is caused by the exposure of developing fetus to alcohol via maternal drinking during pregnancy (Jones and Smith, 1973)
Recent research involving animal models has shown that continuous exposure of low-to-moderate dose of alcohol during pregnancy impacts behavioral and cognitive outcomes of resulting pups (Kleiber et al, 2011) and even a single binge dose of alcohol at any time during pregnancy results in alterations in gene expression (Kleiber et al, 2012, 2013) and associated FASD related phenotypes
Summary
Finding the cause and applying the insights toward prevention and treatment forms the ultimate goal of most disease research. FASD is caused by the exposure of developing fetus to alcohol via maternal drinking during pregnancy (Jones and Smith, 1973). There is no consensus on whether there is a “safe” limit for alcohol consumptions during pregnancy.
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