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Maternal alcohol use continues to affect children, according to a four-state study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Overall rates of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) ranged from 0.3 to 1.5/1,000 live-born infants in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and New York during 1995-1997, according to the CDC (MMWR 51[20]:433-35, 2002).
Rates were highest for Native American and Alaska Native populations and blacks, with rates of 3.2 cases and 1.1 cases/1,000 ...
Source: HighBeam Research, FAS rate pegged at 0.3-1.5 cases per 1,000 births. (Four-State Study).