We are all familiar with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). When alcohol from the mother’s blood passes to a fetus through the umbilical cord, it reaches the fetus’s brain, inhibiting development. FAS impacts from 0.2 to 1.2 infants in every 1,000 births, causing learning disabilities, kidney and liver problems, and abnormal facial features. FAS is life… Continue reading Opioid use during pregnancy: What effects does it have and how can we stop it?