Alcohol exposure before birth may quietly set the brain on a path toward risky drinking decades later.

Most Americans know that it's important for someone to take care of their health before getting pregnant and during pregnancy to increase their chance of having a healthy baby. Many people know, for ...

Alcohol exposure during early pregnancy often occurs before a woman realises she is pregnant. This article explains how foetal development progresses in the early weeks, how alcohol may interact with ...

A 20-year–long rhesus monkey study suggests that prenatal alcohol exposure changes aspects of dopamine systems in offspring that influence how quickly they drink alcohol in adulthood.

If you find out you're pregnant, you might worry about having a few drinks with friends before or during the first few weeks ...