Scans show brain changes in fetuses exposed to alcohol

Even with one to three drinks a week, MRI scans reveal brain alterations prenatally in research first
Reuters Health

Radiologists observed significant changes in the brain structure of fetuses exposed to alcohol in the first MRI-based study to investigate the issue.

The results are based on fetal MRI scans from 24 women who drank alcohol during pregnancy and 52 who did not.