Statistics

~ Among pregnant women 1 in 10 women reported drinking

~ increase when Women's at a vulnerable state of

- 35-44 years of age

- College Graduate

- Not Married

~1 in 9 women report binge drinking in the first trimester of pregnancy

~0.2 to 1.5 infants with FAS for every 1,000 live births

~The lifetime cost for one individual with FAS in 2002 was estimated to be $2 million

~Cost to the United States for FAS alone is over $4 billion annually

~FAS is leading cause of mental retardation in North America, Canada, and South Africa

~ FAS is 100% preventable

~FAS is not only a childhood disorder, exposure to alcohol as a fetus can cause a vast range of lifelong mental and physical disabilities

~ Women should not drink 30 days prior to becoming impregnated