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What are the effects on a fetus if mother drinks alcohol in the first month?
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How does alcohol get transferred from mother to the fetus?
it passes oxygen and nutrients
What effects does alcohol have on the fetus?
go to mayoclinic look up fetal alcohol syndrome
How does alcohol affect a fetus when a woman is pregnant?
In the uterus, the placenta and cord attaches from the mother to the fetus, delivering all nutrients directly from the mother's blood stream to the fetus. If the mother is on drugs or drinks alcohol, that also passes from the mother's blood stream to her fetus.
How alcohol is transferred from mother to fetus?
Through the blood system
What meaning about A pregnant woman never drinks alone?
It means that when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol so does the fetus. So she is not drinking alone.
What are the effects of drinking while pregnant to a developing fetus?
Look up Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.... alcohol can have devastating effects on an unborn child.....don't chance it.
Can Fetal Alcohol Syndrome be cured?
No. It is a condition that occurs in newborns as a result of exposure to large amount of alcohol in utero (while still in the womb). It happens when pregnant women drink during their pregnancy. It is not genetic and you cannot inherit it.
What is the syndrome that babys get from there mother drinking while in the fetus?
fetal alcohol syndrome
What causes pregnant women to drink alcohol?
Addiction, or ignorance of the effects on the fetus, or both.
What trimester is the fetus most susceptible to the detrimental effects of alcohol on development?
the first trimester
30 weeks pregnant and baby only weights 2 pounds?
the fetus puts on the most weight the last month of pregnancy. Make sure you eat nutritional foods, get rest and DON'T smoke or drink alcohol. Each time an expectant mother smokes and drinks so does the fetus.
Is alcoholism genetic?
Children of alcoholics are 4 times more likely to become alcoholics. It is widely believed that alcoholismis genetic. However, no alcoholism gene has been found yet.
