Latest guidelines identify prenatal exposure to alcohol as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual disabilities in children.Tune into World .\r<br>\r<br>Latest guidelines identify prenatal exposure to alcohol as the leading preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual disabilities in children. The medical .\r<br>\r<br>The medical community has gone back and forth on how much alcohol, if any, is safe for pregnant women to drink. A new study may have settled the issue.\r<br>\r<br>Doctors say no amount of alcohol is safe.