A new 1.6 million pound initiative is being launched in Greater Manchester by the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to prevent children being left with life-long health problems because of the effects alcohol can have during pregnancy. It is estimated that every year in Greater Manchester more than 1,000 children are born with health problems that could have been avoided if their mothers had not drunk alcohol while pregnant.
The programme will highlight Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the impact it has on children. FASD is a range of lifelong disabilities which includes physical, mental, behavioural and learning impairments. It often causes difficulties with speech, language, memory, attention, planning and decision-making.
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