Are Low-to-Moderate Average Alcohol Consumption and Isolated Episodes of Binge Drinking in Early Pregnancy Associated with Facial Features Related to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in 5-Year-Old Children?
Ulrik Schiøler KesmodelSiv Steffen NygaardErik Lykke MortensenJacquelyn BertrandClark H DennyAlex GlidewellSusan Astley HemingwayPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)
These findings suggest that low-to-moderate levels of PAE or isolated binge exposures may place some fetuses at risk for FAS/PFAS. Thus, conservative advice is still for women to abstain from alcohol consumption during pregnancy.