I've heard that the drinks of choice at the time were mead, wine etc and unless the mother had access to a fresh water source or drank milk, she would be drinking alcoholic beverages around the clock.
Obviously they didn't have a way to diagnose it or even recognize that (probably) every baby born had issues. Are there records of any babies born with issues or anything of that nature? I've always wondered about it but I don't know how to word quite what I mean.
I've heard that the drinks of choice at the time were mead, wine etc and unless the mother had access to a fresh water source or drank milk, she would be drinking alcoholic beverages around the clock.
Unfortunately, OP, you're starting from a false premise here. Yes, the Medievals had excellent access to fresh water sources. Indeed, the first and most important consideration when founding a village was where to get safe drinking water. The thought of the Medievals drinking alcohol all day is a myth which it is my life's work to kill (hence my flair!); see further here.
On the matter of fetal alcohol syndrome,