Will free pregnancy tests in bar restroom prevent fetal alcohol syndrome? The state of Alaska is hoping it will. In fact, with alcohol use during pregnancy being among the top preventable causes of developmental disabilities and birth defects, the state is even funding a special, two-year pilot project being conducted by the University of Alaska Anchorage...
The $400,000 project’s supporters believe it could yield significant results considering the millions of dollars that Alaska puts out for social services and health care for a patient with fetal alcohol syndrome. Officials state that over 120 babies born in the state every year are afflicted with fetal alcohol symptoms.
Read more at http://americanlivewire.com/2015-05-12-will-free-pregnancy-tests-in-bars-prevent-fetal-alcohol-syndrome/
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