Fathers warned their drinking can affect the health of baby

Research links paternal boozing to defects

"However, research has found that the baby's health can also be affected by the father's lifestyle habits.

A study at Georgetown University Medical Centre claims a father's alcohol intake, age, diet and psychological state could all make a difference.

Joanna Kitlinska, an associate professor at the Washington institute, claimed that up to 75pc of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics."