The report by Dr Jonathan Sher, director of research, policy and programmes at Children in Scotland, should act as a warning that policy on alcohol in both Scotland and the UK has largely ignored the dangers to unborn children.
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Unborn are paying heavy price for damage done by alcohol
The truly alarming statistic that at least 900 children in Scotland are suffering severe damage caused to the brain and organs before birth by foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and that thousands of others have learning and behavioural difficulties as a result of their mothers’ drinking during pregnancy must concern us all.
