Drinking any amount of alcohol when pregnant is not safe at all it can cause a lot of serious health problems for your baby, problems such as premature birth, birth defects such as hearing loss, heart problems to name a few. If you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or think you may be pregnant, please do not drink alcohol. On the 9 th of September it is known as International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day and that was one of the health issues that was being discussed. What is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD)? Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol as a result of their mother drinking during pregnancy. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning. Often, a person with an FASD has a mix of these problems. FARR is dedicated to building positive futures in South African communities by significantly reducing birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnan...