Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in a population‐based sample of children living in remote <scp>A</scp>ustralia: The <scp>L</scp>ililwan Project

Abstract

The population prevalence of FAS/pFAS in remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley is the highest reported in Australia and similar to that reported in high-risk populations internationally. Results are likely to be generalisable to other age groups in the Fitzroy Valley and other remote Australian communities with high-risk alcohol use during pregnancy. Prevention of FAS/pFAS is an urgent public health challenge.