The 9th of September marked South Africa's national FAS awareness day for 2024.

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References:

- https://www.westerncape.gov.za/general-publication/fetal-alcohol-syndrome-awareness-programme#:~:text=FAS%20is%20the%20most%20common,for%20this%20irreversible%20lifelong%20condition.

- Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, second edition

- https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/im-pregnant/alcohol-in-pregnancy/tips-alcohol-free-pregnancy

- A scoping review of the determinants of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa: an intersectional perspective- M de Jong, A George, T Jacobs (2021)

- High global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome indicates need for urgent change (2017)