Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Cranio-facial abnormalities, perinatal/postnatal growth deficiency, structural brain damage - motor skills, ADHD
   
• Incidence
• USA- 0.6-4.6 per 1000 live births
• Indigenous Canadians - 7.2 per 1000 live births
• France 2.3 per 1000 live births
• Sweden - 1.6-2.5 per 1000 live births
   
• Little information on drinking practices of pregnant women in high risk groups or of health professionals in relation to FAS or alcohol counselling

PREVALENCE OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS

L'AUGMENTATION DE L'INCIDENCE DES TROUBLES NEUROLOGIQUES D'ORIGINE PERINATALE
Professor Fiona Stanley, Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Australia www.ichr.uwa.edu.au