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Advances in facial recognition technology may have useful applications in healthcare. Getty Images

Foetal alcohol syndrome: facial modelling study explores technology to aid diagnosis

Key to diagnosing foetal alcohol syndrome is an assessment of certain facial features. A 3D facial scan is expensive but 2D images may offer a solution.
Drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to foetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Shutterstock

Why alcohol remains a big threat to unborn babies in South Africa

There is no specific policy guiding the prevention and management of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa.
The UK is believed to have one of the highest rates of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in the world. shutterstock

The problem of drinking in pregnancy – and what to do about it

The UK is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to preventing harm caused by drinking during pregnancy.
Women (and their partners) can give their baby the best start in life by eating well even before they conceive. from www.shutterstock.com

Five ways to boost your nutrition before pregnancy

Thinking about trying for a baby? Then now is the time for you and your partner to “spring clean” your food and lifestyle habits.
Alcohol abuse in South Africa has roots in the dop system, introduced by Dutch colonists was a means of paying farm workers with cheap alcohol. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

South Africa fails to tackle its high foetal alcohol syndrome rate

Dealing with foetal alcohol syndrome in South Africa needs more than telling women to stop drinking during pregnancy. It must also deal with the society around them.
South Africans consume more than five billion litres of alcohol each year. The Department of Trade and Industry is introducing a new alcohol policy to change the country’s drinking habits. Sara Hylton/Reuters

What needs to be done to end South Africa’s status as a nation of heavy drinkers

With South Africa’s consumption levels higher than the worldwide average, interventions to change the country’s drinking habits are critical.

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