Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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the placenta. There the alcohol interferes with the ability to the fetus to receive sufficient oxygen and nourishment for a normal cell development in the brain and other body organs (FAS home page). Not all women who drink will have babies with FAS, however 40% of women who drink heavily during pregnancy will have a child with (Creative Consultants). Of the other 56% some will have babies with fetal alcohol effects and some will be fetal alcohol exposed. These children will have minor learning disabilities and behavioral problems. A small few will apparently normal.
There are combinations of factors that determine whether the exposed child will be affected with FAS or FAE (FAS home page). Other factors not yet understood make it difficult to state how much alcohol exposure is necessary to cause FAS (Creative Consultants). It has been demonstrated that many members of the certain population have similar genetic composition. Research has suggested for example, that some ...

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Babies with alcohol related birth defects are born to parents with a wide range of family characteristics, across all income and educational levels, racial and ethnic groups, age of parents, and geographic locations (Nockels, 1). In some cases babies are born to mothers that don’t realize the consequences. In other cases, the doctor tells the mother to drink one or two glasses of wine with dinner each evening and then the mother is unable to stop at that amount.
There are many different cases of FAS. Both baby and mother need proper care. Babies with FAS make caring for them very difficult. Because of their small size and abnormalities they frequently remain in intensive care for ...

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