The main effect of FAS is permanent central nervous system damage, having recently drunk alcohol, and up to 30% drink alcohol at some point during pregnancy.
fetal alcohol syndrome
The known safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is no alcohol at all. It is recommended that pregnant women avoid drinking any amount of alcohol to prevent harm to the developing baby.
Yes!! Do not take steroids or alcohol at ALL DURING A PREGNANCY!!! dont do drugs ===ANOTHER ANSWER=== DRINKING alcohol during pregnancy can cause your child to be born with FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. An FAS baby has multiple problems, including birth defects and learning disabilities. For your BABY not to have life long problems, PLEASE DO NOT DRINK or take drugs during any stage of your pregnancy.
A mother's excessive alcohol use during pregnancy can sometimes result in what is called "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome".
Alcohol consumption anytime in a pregnancy is dangerous to the fetus
Any alcohol is too much if you are pregnant.
Any amount of alcohol is too much.
White Russian is an alcoholic drink and SHOULD BE AVOIDED during pregnancy. Alcohol causes many birth defects. Exposing the baby to alcohol during your pregnancy increases the chances of the baby having Fetal Alcohol Syndrome which refers to growth, mental and physical problems that may occur in a baby whose mother drank during her pregnancy. No amount of alcohol is considered safe during pregnancy.
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy often results in birth defects in the baby.
Certainly not. Any alcohol taken in during pregnancy will cross the placental barrier and cause mental and physical deformities. This is known as fetal alcohol syndrome.
No, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, not by the father. The risks associated with FAS are related to alcohol exposure during pregnancy, rather than genetic inheritance.