1% of all children are born with a disorder that falls under the spectrum of Fetal Alcohol. Fetal Alcohol is caused by a pregnant woman consuming alcohol while she is pregnant. There is a range of disorders that are included in this spectrum. The effects of fetal alcohol can include physical, mental, behavioral, and learning disabilities. The most serious fetal alcohol disorder is called fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
Children with fetal alcohol syndrome have facial abnormalities, growth deficiencies, and problems with the central nervous system. Because of the problems with the nervous system people with FAS often have problems with memory, learning, attention span, communication, vision, and hearing. There is no cure for FAS.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) also include fetal alcohol effects (FAE), alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND), and alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD). Children with FAE often have minor behavioral and cognitive problems. ARND often is related to functional and mental problems, while children with ARBD often have problems with their heart, kidneys, bones, and/or hearing.
Children with FASD typically have some or all of the following characteristics:
- · Facial abnormalities i.e. small eye openings
- · Speech and language delays
- · Sleep and sucking disturbances in infancy
- · Poor judgment and reasoning skills
Interesting Statistics
- · 40,000 newborns are born with FASDs each year
- · FAS costs the nation up to $6 billion each year
- · FAS can cost on individual at least $2 million throughout their lifetime
- · FASD is the leading known cause of mental retardation in the U.S.
- · 1 in 9 pregnant women binge drinks in the first 3 months of pregnancy
All of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are completely preventable. There is no safe amount of alcohol for a pregnant woman to drink. Women that are considering becoming pregnant or are sexually active and not using birth control should not consume alcohol.
For more information please visit the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or the FASD Center for Excellence
3 comments:
I think it is so sad that most of the damage that from FAS occurs early in the pregnancy, before the woman even knows she is pregnant. That's why it is so important to regulate alcohol intake if you might become pregnant, like you said.
I didn't know that FAS fell under a bigger umbrella of Fetal Alcohol Disorders. What a tragedy that these disorders are completely preventable! If only women would be responsible enough to not consume alcohol of there is a possibility of becoming pregnant.
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