Little to no attention has been given to the father's potential contribution to fetal alcohol syndrome disorders. Katleho Seisa/E+ via Getty Images Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and ...

Drinking alcoholic beverages is the leading cause of mental and physical birth defects, exceeding both spina bifida and Down Syndrome. Alcohol causes more severe abnormalities in a developing baby ...

During pregnancy, ingestion of alcohol, a known teratogen, can cause harm to the fetus. Prenatal alcohol exposure is one of the leading causes of birth defects, developmental disorders, and mental ...

January was National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Research has shown that alcohol and drug use on the part of men and women can impair fertility and lead to birth defects in their children. Despite ...

(KXAN) — Research from Texas A&M University is expanding our understanding of how a man’s alcohol consumption before conception can affect the developing fetus. Researchers already found that the ...