A report recently released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which was based on a nationwide survey taken last year, found that “most” women are responsibly following warnings and abstaining from drinking during their pregnancies.

However, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also recently released a report based on its findings of a 15 year-study, which found that nearly 12.5% of women drank alcohol throughout their pregnancies. According to the CDC, the figure shows no significant reduction of alcohol consumption by pregnant women.

Despite the warning from the surgeon general, labels on alcohol products and national campaigns to raise awareness for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), it is not exactly clear whether “most” pregnant women are abstaining from drinking during their pregnancies.

For those unfamiliar with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), it is a birth condition that is the direct result of alcohol consumption by women during their pregnancies. FAS symptoms are marked by growth deficiency and slight disfiguration in children. According to expert researchers in the field, like Ernest L. Abel, FAS accounts for approximately 1 to 2 births per every 1,000 in the United States each year.