Fetal Alcohol Costs: $23,000 A Year Per Case
By Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- About 630,000 babies worldwide are born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) each year. They'll need care averaging $23,000 annually, new research suggests.
These children face a range of lifelong problems caused by alcohol exposure during pregnancy, according to the research review.
"People with FASD often require lifelong and multidimensional services to address their ever-changing and complex needs," Larry Burd, of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and his co-authors reported.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20181204/fetal-alcohol-costs-23000-a-year-per-case
