Alcohol-Related Birth Defects

Alcohol-Related Birth Defects: Physical or cognitive deficits, which can range form mild to severe, that a child experiences as the result of alcohol consumption by its mother during pregnancy. This term includes, but is not limited to, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). See Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE).