Drinking some alcohol during pregnancy enough to alter baby’s brain

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Study reveals how drinking alcohol can affect baby's brain structure during pregnancy

According to a recent MRI study, drinking alcohol during pregnancy, even in low to moderate doses, can affect the baby's brain structure and impede brain development. Results of the study will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can expose the fetus to a group of conditions called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Babies born with fetal alcohol spe…