article_snippet.sent: Hundreds of children were admitted to hospital last year after being born brain damaged following exposure to alcohol in the womb, alarming new figures have revealed.
article_snippet.sent: In total, 272 youngsters left disabled by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome were hospitalised in England over the past 12 months, according to data from the official Health and Social Care Information Centre.
article_snippet.sent: But the actual number affected by their mother' s drinking could be far greater, experts have warned.
article_snippet.sent: Warning: The figures show that 272 youngsters left disabled by Foetal Alcohol Syndrome were hospitalised in England over the past 12 months, according to the official Health and Social Care Information Centre .
article_snippet.sent: Research by the World Health Organisation suggests that at least one in 100 babies born in the UK could suffer learning, behavioural and physical problems such as deformed limbs because of exposure to alcohol, according to the Sunday People.
article_snippet.sent: It is an enormous problem and one that is terribly sad and vastly under-diagnosed.' TIp of the iceberg: Research by the World Health Organisation suggests that at least one in 100 babies born in the UK could suffer learning and behavioural problems because of exposure to alcohol in the womb .
article_snippet.sent: Other medical issues associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy include problems with the liver, kidneys and heart, cerebral palsy, sight loss and epilepsy.
article_snippet.sent: Pregnant women are advised by the Government not to drink alcohol.
article_snippet.sent: But Ms Mitchell believes the guidance should be changed so that women are advised not to drink at all during pregnancy.
highlights_snippet.sent: 272 children left disabled by alcohol exposure were hospitalised last year .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Experts say actual number affected by mother's drinking could be higher .
  