Pregnant women are warned not to drink alcohol or smoke because it may harm their babies. Unfortunately, there are too many that don’t heed the warnings or drink when they don’t know they’re pregnant. Sometimes, it does have an impact on the baby’s brain and development. Drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome. It’s estimated that up to five percent of the babies born are on the fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum. Some medical professionals say it is underdiagnosed. Others have gone as far as saying one third of those incarcerated may have been born with fetal alcohol syndrome. What is it? Tammy Corr, Neo-natologist at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Pregnant women are warned not to drink alcohol or smoke because it may harm their babies. Unfortunately, there are too many that don’t heed the warnings or drink when they don’t know they’re pregnant. Sometimes, it does have an impact on the baby’s brain and development. Drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome. It’s estimated that up to five percent of the babies born are on the fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum. Some medical professionals say it is underdiagnosed. Others have gone as far as saying one third of those incarcerated may have been born with fetal alcohol syndrome. What is it? Tammy Corr, Neo-natologist at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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