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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
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Multiple clinical and epidemiological studies demonstrate that maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy leads to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and associated neurodevelopmental impairments.

Evidence for · 6
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child’s cognitive performance at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study
2017 · cited by 20
Demonstrates that self-reported alcohol consumption during pregnancy is associated with poorer cognitive performance in offspring.
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The claim states that alcohol consumption during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Papers [0], [1], [2], [4], [7], and [11] all provide evidence demonstrating that prenatal alcohol exposure leads to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and related cognitive, behavioral, or neurological deficits in offspring. No papers contradict this relationship.

More for · 5
Periconceptional maternal alcohol consumption leads to behavioural changes in adult and aged offspring and alters the expression of hippocampal genes associated with learning and memory and regulators of the epigenome
2019 · cited by 18
Shows that periconceptional alcohol exposure in rats leads to behavioural deficits and spatial memory impairments.
Validation of the FASD-Tree as a screening tool for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
2023 · cited by 14
Validates screening tools used to identify individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders due to prenatal alcohol exposure.
Comorbidities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the United States.
2025 · cited by 8
Examines complex comorbidity patterns and adverse health impairments associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
2011 · cited by 6
Identifies fetal alcohol syndrome as a permanent birth defect syndrome caused by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Increased Prevalence of Rare Copy Number Variants in Australian Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Experience in a State-Wide Diagnostic Service.
2026 · cited by 0
Discusses how prenatal alcohol exposure results in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, characterized by severe neurodevelopmental impairments.
Everything we examined (12)
  1. Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child’s cognitive performance at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational studypeer-reviewedsupports
  2. Periconceptional maternal alcohol consumption leads to behavioural changes in adult and aged offspring and alters the expression of hippocampal genes associated with learning and memory and regulators of the epigenomepeer-reviewedsupports
  3. Validation of the FASD-Tree as a screening tool for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.peer-reviewedsupports
  4. The hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology and the search for neurobiological substrates of mental illness: A systematic review and roadmap for future research.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Comorbidities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the United States.peer-reviewedsupports
  6. An Innovative Look at Early Intervention for Children Affected by Prenatal Alcohol Exposurepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Obesity during pregnancy and deficits in offspring neurobehavioral flexibility: The CONFINE Model.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)peer-reviewedsupports
  9. A protocol for enhancing the diagnostic accuracy and predictive validity of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: The utility of non-invasive clinical markers.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. A Systematic Review of Algorithms for Identifying Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. The Effect of Maternal Choline Intake on Offspring Cognition in Adolescence: Protocol for a 14-year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trialpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Increased Prevalence of Rare Copy Number Variants in Australian Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Experience in a State-Wide Diagnostic Service.peer-reviewedsupports
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8305 Aug 2026
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