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ARBD
(redirected from Alcohol-Related Birth Defects)

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ARBDAlcohol-Related Birth Defects
ARBDAluminum-Related Bone Disease


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These include prenatal alcohol effects (PAE), alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD) and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) (Sokol, Delaney-Black, & Nordstrom, 2003).
The term FASD indicates a spectrum disorder made up of four subcategories including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS; with or without confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure), partial fetal alcohol syndrome (pFAS; with confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure), alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), and alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD).
12) The health professional suspecting alcohol-related birth defects is faced with the dilemma of either questioning a mother's alcohol consumption during pregnancy, which many are reluctant to do, or giving a diagnosis of some other condition such as attention disorder deficit.
 
 
 
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