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Children of Alcoholic Parents—Observed Anomalies: Discussion of 127 Cases

Therapeutic Drug MonitoringPublished 1 April 2003
P Lemoine, H Harousseau, J. P. Borteyru, J. C. Menuet
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TL;DR

The role of chronic alcoholism on the offspring of alcoholic parents is considered to be very harmful, causing miscarriages, stillbirths, prematurity, growth retardation, psychosomatic alterations with very specific facial features, and malformations.

Abstract

After investigating 127 offspring of alcoholic parents (mostly mothers), we consider the role of chronic alcoholism on the offspring to be very harmful, causing the following: miscarriages, stillbirths, prematurity, growth retardation, psychosomatic alterations with very specific facial features, and malformations.

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