Does Australia have some of the highest rates per capita of fetal alcohol syndrome ...
Does Australia have some of the highest rates per capita of fetal alcohol syndrome ...
- Data from the Lililwan project in the Fitzroy Valley of Western Australia show that 120 per 1000 children, or 12% examined by the multi-disciplinary team of health professionals had physical features and neurodevelopmental impairment consistent with FAS or partial FAS. In 127 of the pregnancies studied, 55% of the mothers drank during pregnancy.
- Data from the Lililwan project in the Fitzroy Valley of Western Australia show that 120 per 1000 children, or 12% examined by the multi-disciplinary team of health professionals had physical features and neurodevelopmental impairment consistent with FAS or partial FAS. In 127 of the pregnancies studied, 55% of the mothers drank during pregnancy.