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FASD The Course > Module 3: Risk Factors for FASD > 6. Maternal Metabolism

Please Select One 1. Module Description 2. Learning Objectives 3. Pretest 4. Introduction 5. Maternal Drinking Patterns 6. Maternal Metabolism 7. Timing of Alcohol Consumption 8. Genetic Susceptibility 9. Maternal Lifestyle 10. Paternal Factors 11. Matching Activity 12. Posttest 13. References

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Module 3: Risk Factors for FASD

Maternal Metabolism

The mother's metabolism can affect how much a fetus will be damaged by alcohol. For example, age-related increases in maternal body fat-to-water ratio can affect alcohol metabolism. Thus, children of drinking mothers over 30 are more vulnerable to being born with an FASD.¹

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