ag C6. CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 10,1982, Fetus: too can get | plastered © LONDON, ONT. (CP) —- A” shot of aleohol consumed by'a pregnant women can cut off a fetus’ oxygen supply for ‘at, least 45 minutes, medical re- searchers say. Studies at St. . Joseph's Hospital in London show the fetus of a pregnant woman who drinks alcohol is “living in his own cocktail,” said Dr. John Patrick, part of a Med- fecal Research Council of Can- ada study on Tel 365-5210 DUNWOODY & CO. 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