What Should You Know?
FASDs are 100% preventable if a woman does not drink alcohol during pregnancy. There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. There is also no safe time during pregnancy to drink and no safe kind of alcohol.
Learn about alcohol use in pregnancy »
Data and Statistics
Popular Links
New Report:
Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking Among Women of Childbearing Age – United States, 2006-2010
New Podcast: Avoiding Alcohol During Pregnancy
In this podcast, Claire Marchetta discusses the importance of avoiding alcohol use during pregnancy.
FASD Video
CDC’s Elizabeth Dang discusses fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
FASD App
New! A free app on alcohol use during pregnancy and FASDs for your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad – check it out!
View "Story of Iyal" Video
One family's story of living with FASD.
Surgeon General’s Advisory
Read the U.S. Surgeon General’s 2005 advisory on alcohol use in pregnancy.
Free Materials
Order or download FREE brochures, fact sheets, and other educational materials.
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
1600 Clifton Road
MS E-86
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
