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What Causes FASD?

FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) is caused when a developing fetus comes into contact with alcohol.  This teratogen passes through the placenta and into the baby's bloodstream. Alcohol is toxic to the developing fetus and can disrupt the normal development of the brain and other organs. 

Details

No Safe Amount or Time:

  •  There is no known safe amount of alcohol or time during pregnancy to drink, as alcohol can cause problems at any stage of pregnancy, even before a woman knows she is pregnant. 

Lifelong Problems:

  • FASD can lead to a range of lifelong problems, including physical, cognitive, and behavioural issues. 

Preventable:

  • FASD is entirely preventable if a woman chooses not to drink alcohol during pregnancy. 

Spectrum of Disorders:

  • FASD is not a single condition, but rather a range of disabilities that can occur due to prenatal alcohol exposure, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (pFAS), alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), and alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD). 

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we live, work and gather, and on which the Region of Peel operates, is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land. In particular, we acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples; the land that is home to the Metis; and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation who are direct descendants of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and by doing so, give our respect to its first inhabitants.

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