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Definition of FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. : a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.See fetal alcohol syndrome defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. : a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face that tend to occur in the offspring of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. See fetal alcohol syndrome defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
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.