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Center for Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development

The Emory Center for Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development is a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to providing evaluation and intervention services to individuals exposed to substances in pregnancy.

The Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Development program was recently featured on an episode of Your Fantastic Mind. The episode segment is an examination of maternal substance abuse alongside a national NIH study imaging the brains of infants to determine how factors like substance exposure influence brain development from birth to early childhood.

Individuals and Families

Information on our workshops, educational materials, trainings, genetic counseling, research programs, diagnostic and clinical services.

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FAS and other drug-related birth defects are preventable

Providers

An overview of our services, educational materials and information about additional resources.

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Find credible resources and information for patients, clients and families regarding FAS

Researchers

Information on our publications and current research activities taking place at the Center.

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We are continually working with alcohol and other drug affected children and adults to describe the long-term effects of exposure

In the News

Associations Between Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Parent-Reported Sleep Disturbances in 10,336 Adolescents: An Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study PubMed | 5/21/2026

Prevalence of Multivitamin/Folic Acid Intake, Diabetes, and Other Risk Factors for Birth Defects Among Women in the United States, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2017–2022 Wiley Online Library | 5/14/2026