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Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are a group of conditions. These conditions may include: abnormal facial features, growth problems, and central nervous system (CNS) problems, or problems with learning, memory, attention span, communication, vision, or hearing. Often children with FASDs have a hard time in school and trouble…
Read MoreZero Drinking to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | FASD – American Academy of Pediatrics
I was deeply troubled by the push back to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation that women abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. [See American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Report on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) published online 10-19-15]. The push back was the topic of Nancy Shute’s October 26,…
Read MoreDrinking During Pregnancy – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), which are a group – a spectrum – of conditions that can occur in a child whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. This spectrum ranges from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) to Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAEs) to Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) to Alcohol-Related Birth Defects…
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