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Revealed: shocking legacy of drinking in pregnancy

At least 900 children in Scotland are suffering from a debilitating and potentially fatal syndrome caused by mothers who binge drink in the first three months of pregnancy.

Thousands more Scots children are suffering from less obvious symptoms such as learning difficulties caused by women who drink too much in the later stages of pregnancy, according to a new report.