For this reason, medical authorities recommend that women completely avoid drinking alcohol during pregnancy and while trying to conceive. įetal alcohol spectrum disorders are preventable by the mother's avoiding alcohol during pregnancy. Diagnosis is based on the signs and symptoms in the person. Alcohol crosses the blood–brain barrier and both directly and indirectly affects a developing fetus. Although drinking small amounts does not cause facial abnormalities, it may cause behavioral problems. There is no known safe amount or time to drink alcohol during pregnancy. Other risk factors include the mother's older age, smoking, and poor diet. The risk of FASD depends on the amount consumed, the frequency of consumption, and the points in pregnancy at which the alcohol is consumed. About 3.6% of pregnant American women are alcoholics. Surveys from the United States found that about 10% of pregnant women drank alcohol in the past month, and 20% to 30% drank at some point during the pregnancy. įetal alcohol spectrum disorders are caused by the mother's drinking alcohol while pregnant with the affected person. Some authorities accept only FAS as a diagnosis, seeing the evidence as inconclusive with respect to other types. The several forms of the condition (in order of most severe to least severe) are: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ( FAS), Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ( pFAS), Alcohol-Related Birth Defects ( ARBD), Static Encephalopathy, Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder ( ARND) and Neurobehavioral Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure ( ND-PAE). Those affected are more likely to have trouble with school, the legal system, alcohol, other drugs, and other areas of high risk. Symptoms can include an abnormal appearance, short height, low body weight, small head size, poor coordination, behavioural problems, learning difficulties, and problems with hearing and sight. įetal alcohol spectrum disorders ( FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. Parent-child interaction therapy, efforts to modify child behavior, possibly medications
Medical condition Fetal alcohol spectrum disordersīaby with fetal alcohol syndrome, showing some of the characteristic facial featuresĪbnormal appearance, short height, low body weight, small head size, poor coordination, behavior problems, learning problems Īdults: Alcohol use disorder, substance use disorderįetal alcohol syndrome, partial fetal alcohol syndrome, alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, static encephalopathy, alcohol-related birth defects Īvoiding drinking alcohol during pregnancy
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