ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY

MISCONCEPTION:

EFFECTS ON BABY FROM DRINKING ALCOHOL WHILE PREGNANT

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(FASD)
• Conditons include speech and language delays
• Learning disabilities,attention span, hyperactivity
• Abnormal facial features and small head size
• Damage to the central nervous system(vision, hearing, behavior, physical development, retardation)

THE UNKOWN

• There is no amount of alcohol proven to be safe.
• Because there are so many unkowns all of these organizations
• Below advise not to drink at all
• CDC, U.S. Surgeon General, American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

CONCLUSION

• Fetal exposure to alchol is one the main causes of birth defects and miscariges
• More than10% of women in the U.S drink while pregenant
• About 1 in 50 women excessively drink during pregnancy
• The babies of all these women are at risk for alchol related effects.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007454.htm