L ook along any high street and youâre bound to spot a hairdressers. Viewed as an essential part of many Britsâ grooming habits, hairdressing salons have remained relatively resilient over recent years, in spite of the challenging economic backdrop.
Statistics show that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome occurs in three to six of every 1,000 live births, according to research conducted by the Center for Disease Control in the USA. Applying this research to Ireland, there could be 177 to 354 babies born each year with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
20/100,000: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 3 of these babies are born with Muscular Dystrophy. 10 of these babies are born with Down Syndrome. 1/1,000: Center for Disease Control. 20 of these babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. 100 of these babies are born with Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder. 1/100: Teratology 1997 Nov;56(5):317-26. The comprehensive lifetime cost of just one baby with FAS could be as much as $5 million. The cost to American taxpayers for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is estimated to be over $5 million a day.