Alcohol and pregnancy
Published on Jan 13, 2016
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Alcohol and pregnancy
Why alcohol is bad for pregnant women
dangers of drinking while pregnant
- The alcohol in your blood stream is also in your baby's blood
- Alcohol in your blood stream reaches the baby through the placenta
- Alcohol damages brain cells and spinal chord cells
- Alcohol can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome
- distorted features
- growing problems
- alcohol addiction
- learning and behavioral problems
- down syndrome
FAS is not just a childhood disorder; exposure to alcohol as a fetus can cause a wide range of lifelong physical and mental disabilities.
Fetal alcohol exposure may increase the risk for later alcohol, tobacco, and drug dependence in adults
low birth weight
small head circumference
smaller eye openings and flattened cheekbones,
Fetal alcohol exposure may increase the risk for later alcohol, tobacco, and drug dependence in adults
low birth weight
small head circumference
smaller eye openings and flattened cheekbones,
