FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Discussion

What is the main cause of physical and mental defects birth rate even exceeds those of spina bifida and Down syndrome? What drug makes a fetus suffers severe abnormalities that cause the heroin, cocaine or marijuana? The answer to both questions is the same: alcohol. In the United States, alcohol (wine, beer or liquor) is the most common preventable cause of birth defects. When a women drinks alcohol during pregnancy risks giving birth to a baby who will pay the consequences, with mental and physical, for the rest of his life. Still, about ...