The criteria used for the fetal Varicella Syndrome (FVS) were: 1. evidence of maternal VI during pregnancy, 2. presence of congenital skin dermatome lesions characteristic of VI and 3. immunologic ...

As a 2023 review explains, alcohol intake can affect the baby at any stage of pregnancy. Drinking alcohol at any stage of pregnancy poses a risk to the fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS ...

In approximately one out of every 100 births, seemingly tiny errors occur during the various stages of fetal sex differentiation, causing a baby's body to develop abnormally. Problems in the ...

This means it can damage cells in the baby's brain, spinal cord and other parts of the body. The NHS states that fetal alcohol syndrome is "completely avoidable if you don't drink alcohol while ...