Unborn Babies Put at Risk

Summary


A NORTH East expert is speaking out over fears that women are drinking too much in pregnancy, resulting in a hidden population of children with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Dr Shonag Mackenzie, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington, wants to raise awareness of the issue of women drinking in pregnancy after additional screening f pregnant mothers revealed it may be more of a problem than first thought.

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Unborn Babies Put at Risk

Dr Mackenzie said: "Since July we've be...

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