Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

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To help increase awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and their lifelong effects, Ohio created a task force in 2003, comprised of several state agencies, prevention professionals, educators and parents or caregivers of children with the disorder. The task force promotes abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy.

Locally, the Ottawa County Board of Developmental Disabilities Early Intervention & Help Me Grow Program recently raised awareness by presenting “Not a Single Drop” to students of the family and consumer science class at Oak Harbor High School.

When a pregnant woman consumes alcohol, so does her unborn child.

Despite warnings from experts and volumes of scientific and medical research providing compelling evidence for mothers not to drink during pregnancy, one in 100 babies born in Ohio suffer from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a wide range of permanent, life-altering physical, mental and social effects.

Ref and Read more: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/article/20110921/NEWS01/109210303/Awareness-effort-targets-drinking-while-pregnant

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