Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcoholic syndrome (FAS) refers to the mother's alcoholism during pregnancy, which causes the fetus to grow and develop in the uterus and after birth. The main clinical features of fetal alcohol syndrome are: children with mental retardation, special faces and various deformities.

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