are you aware of foetal alcohol syndrome and it's effects?

are you aware of foetal alcohol syndrome and it's effects?i'm doing a questionnaire! x

Answer by Laura
yes!

Answer by Paul H
Yes, its awful. I know someone with FAS, and they will NEVER be normal.

Answer by anonbealove
Yes...retardation, facial dyfigurement, learning disability, ADD, increases chance of abusing alcohol themselves ect.

Answer by Odessa R
Alcohol (wine, beer, or liquor) is the leading known preventable cause of mental and physical birth defects in the United States.

When a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy, she risks giving birth to a child who will pay the price — in mental and physical deficiencies — for his or her entire life.

Yet many pregnant women do drink alcohol. It's estimated that each year in the United States, 1 in every 750 infants is born with a pattern of physical, developmental, and functional problems referred to as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), while another 40,000 are born with fetal alcohol effects (FAE).

Signs and Symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
If you adopted a child or consumed alcohol during pregnancy and are concerned that your child may have FAS, watch for characteristics of the syndrome, which include:

low birth weight
small head circumference
failure to thrive
developmental delay
organ dysfunction
facial abnormalities, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum (an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip)
epilepsy
poor coordination/fine motor skills
poor socialization skills, such as difficulty building and maintaining friendships and relating to groups
lack of imagination or curiosity
learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to understand concepts such as time and money, poor language comprehension, poor problem-solving skills
behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to concentrate, social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and anxiety

Answer by Big Ben
vrey much so, I live in an area where foetal alcohol syndrome is reaching eppedemic porportions and I think pregnant woman should be prosecuted for drinking during pregnancy

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