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Q: What damage can be done to an unborn child if the mother smokes or drinks during her pregnancy?
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What diseases could a baby be born with if the mom drinks during the pregnancy?

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which causes mental and physical defects to a baby born to a mother who drinks during pregnancy. The risk of brain damage exists during each trimester, since the fetal brain develops throughout the entire pregnancy.


Why is it important not to drink alcohol during pregnancy?

B/c parts of whatever the mother eats, drinks or inhales is passed on to the unborn baby. And alcohol(and some other drugs) can do permanent damage to the baby fairly fast.


How often does fas occur?

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME(FAS) only occurs if a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. But not every child who's mother drank during there pregnancy gets born with FAS. However, by not drinking during pregnancy, woman can ensure that their babies will NOT have FAS or any other negative effects.


What is fatal alcohol syndrome?

You probably misheard - it's called fetal alcohol syndrome, which is what happens to the baby when the mother drinks during pregnancy. Google it for more info.


What breathing difficulties can arise in a child whose mother smoked during pregnancy specifically difficulties relating to deformed or damaged lungs?

brain damage


What drug taken by a mother during pregnancy can place her son at risk for testicular cancer?

A mother who took diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy.


Can alcohol cause FAD in fist 2 weeks of pregnancy?

If the mother drinks enough of it - yes.


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.


Can you be born with a high potency to alcohol?

If a mother drinks heavily during pregnancy, the foetus may be born alcohol dependent. Remember - everything a pregnant woman consumes will be passed on to her unborn child ! That includes everything she eats, drinks, smokes or injects !


What types of diseases can cause brain damage in infants?

There are a few diseases that can cause brain damage in infants. Infants who get multiple, uncontrollable seizures, who's mother drank to excess during pregnancy and those with cancer are some examples.


What is baby bump?

That is the enlargement of the mother's abdomen during pregnancy.


Do pregnancy symptoms occur with an eptopic pregnancy?

Yes, women can have pregnancy symptoms during an ectopic pregnancy. The hormones produced by the mother and the embryo are the same.