Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day

September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day. Public awareness of FAS is an important factor in its prevention because FAS is 100 percent preventable. FAS is the damage caused to an unborn child due to a mother's drinking during pregnancy.

• History of FAS Day
  
• What Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
  
• FAS Frequently Asked Questions
  
• A Diagnosis, Not a Label