Babies at risk of having Birth defects Brain damage Neurobehavioral disorders Are more likely to have been born to Mothers who drink alcohol Some women continue to drink alcohol After they discover they are pregnant After they learn about the dangers After their doctors tell them “No alcohol is safe during pregnancy” Women who continue to drink alcohol anyway Are more likely to have been Drinkers before they became pregnant Are more likely to have started drinking at a young age Are more likely to have partners who drink too much Are more likely to drink with siblings Women who drink too much or Who have trouble quitting Are more likely to have started drinking in their teens With friends - girlfriends and boyfriends Underage drinkers are future parents Of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders The number one protective factor Of teens who DON’T drink is this: They simply don’t have access Their parents don’t drink There is no alcohol in the house They are supervised and monitored They have healthy friends They have healthy role models They have healthy home environments They have healthy brains that were never Exposed prenatally to alcohol Their babies will not be Babies at risk