Can drinking alcohol harm the child before the mother knows she is pregnant?

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Alcohol drunk by a mouse in early pregnancy changes the way genes function in the brains of the offspring. The early exposure was also later apparent in the brain structure of the adult offspring. The timing of the exposure corresponds to the human gestational weeks 3-6 in terms of fetal development.
SOURCE: Children’s Health News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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