{"id":491778,"date":"2023-09-08T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/maternal-alcohol-consumption-during-pregnancy-can-cause-serious-birth-defects\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:51:44","slug":"maternal-alcohol-consumption-during-pregnancy-can-cause-serious-birth-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/maternal-alcohol-consumption-during-pregnancy-can-cause-serious-birth-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause serious birth defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:13px\">Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can result in <span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"letter-spacing:.2pt\">Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (<\/span><\/span>FASD) by interfering with development of the baby\u2019s brain and other critical organs and physiological functions<span style=\"background:white\">. This can lead to deficits after birth and beyond. Alcohol can disrupt development at any stage, even before a woman knows that she is pregnant, specialists of the National Public Health Agency warn on the occasion of International FASD Awareness Day, IPN reports.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing:.2pt\">Every year on September 9th, International FASD Awareness Day is observed to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking during pregnancy and the plight of individuals and families who struggle with FASD. The first FASDay was celebrated on 9\/9\/99. This day was chosen so that on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year, the world will remember that during the nine months of pregnancy a woman should abstain from alcohol.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republic of Moldova is among the countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita. Despite a decrease from 19.4 liters of alcohol per capita in 2016 to 12.9 liter in 2019 (WHO\u2019s Global Health Observatory), the level of consumption is yet rather high,\u201d said the <span style=\"background:white\">National Public Health Agency<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Specialists warn that FASD are 100% preventable if a developing fetus is not exposed to alcohol<span style=\"background:white\">. It is recommended that women who are pregnant, might be pregnant, or consider becoming pregnant should abstain from alcohol<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related_pages_keyphrase\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can result in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) by interfering with development of the baby\u2019s brain and other critical organs and physiological functions. 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