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What are Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)?
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?
What is Alcohol-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND)?
What is Alcohol-related Birth Defects (ARBD)?
What is Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)?
What are the facts about FASD?
What is the cost to society of FASD?
Is it safe to drink alcohol if I am pregnant?
Is any kind of alcohol safe to drink during pregnancy?
What if I drank during my last pregnancy and my baby was fine?
If my baby is affected by alcohol, will the problems go away?
What if I am pregnant and have been drinking?
What if I'm not planning to have a baby yet?
What if a friend, partner, spouse or family member is drinking while pregnant?

What if I'm not planning to have a baby yet?

Many women do not plan to get pregnant, but it happens--every day. Most women do not know that they are pregnant for the first month or more of pregnancy. If you drink alcohol and have unprotected sex, you could be pregnant and unknowingly expose your growing baby to alcohol. If you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or if you could get pregnant--the safest choice is to not drink alcohol.

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