When women drink alcohol during pregnancy, they can cause significant brain damage and other impairments in the fetus; this condition is known as

A. teratogens
B. fetal alcohol effects
C. fetal alcohol syndrome
D. alcoholic hepatitis


Ans: C. fetal alcohol syndrome

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