Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome
Fetal alcoholic syndrome is caused by women who drink alcohol during their pregnancy. Alcohol passes through the placenta and is absorbed by the fetus. Drinking before finding out that they are pregnant still harms the fetus. Approximately 40,000 children each year are born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Statistics verify that 1 in 9 women report excessive drinking of alcohol during their first trimester of pregnancy. Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome are generally born from woman between the age of 18-44. There is an excessive amount of symptoms that affect each fetus in different ways. The more alcohol a pregnant woman drinks the more symptoms the child will have. There are several different types of treatment …show more content…
Although FAS will be a lifetime affection there are treatments for FAS, according to sciencedaily.com FAS care cost is around four million dollars annually. Fetal alcohol syndrome mainly affects the nervous system, because the brain is known to be the most sensible organ to alcohol damage. This causes children to have learning disabilities and behavior problems. The corpus collasum separates the brain and processes information between the left and right brain. In a child with FAS the corpus collasum is damaged and does not function right. Alcohol closes many pathways which makes it slower to process information from one side of the brain to the other. This is why a person with FAS most of the time does something without thinking and causes them to face the consequences. Fetal alcohol syndrome also affects growth, ethanol is able to affect the proper development of the placenta. Ethanol causes abnormalities in the placenta that prevent exchange of nutrients between the mother and the fetus. This means that less dietary iron is available for the fetus to consume. Growth deficiency can lead the fetus to die. Laboratory studies have shown the potential for two …show more content…
If the woman consumes alcohol without knowing she is pregnant still causes damage to the fetus. The consumption of alcohol during the first to third trimester causes an excessive amount of damage to the fetus. As the fetus begins to develop the first two main organs to generate are the heart and the brain. Since the brain is the most sensible organ in the entire human body alcohol can cause a severe amount damage to the fetus's brain. This causes babies to be born with several symptoms. If you depend on alcohol you might want to consider meeting with a counselor for advice on how to put an end to your addiction. Doctors have not yet discovered a safe level of alcohol during pregnancy stage. You can also join a rehab to overcome your addiction to alcohol. In a rehab you will learn how to overcome the alcohol addiction. You may ask yourself what are the benefits to your life. Other than your baby being born healthy if you put an end to alcohol how can it change your life. You will have to set yourself a weekly goal to change and may consider to stay away from people who drink alcohol. One glass of alcohol can affect your goal to stay healthy for your baby's life. After several weeks of achieving your weekly goal alcohol will be your past you will no longer have the addiction for it nor get tempted by it. Although alcohol can seem difficult to overcome it is
Fetal alcoholic syndrome is caused by women who drink alcohol during their pregnancy. Alcohol passes through the placenta and is absorbed by the fetus. Drinking before finding out that they are pregnant still harms the fetus. Approximately 40,000 children each year are born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Statistics verify that 1 in 9 women report excessive drinking of alcohol during their first trimester of pregnancy. Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome are generally born from woman between the age of 18-44. There is an excessive amount of symptoms that affect each fetus in different ways. The more alcohol a pregnant woman drinks the more symptoms the child will have. There are several different types of treatment …show more content…
Although FAS will be a lifetime affection there are treatments for FAS, according to sciencedaily.com FAS care cost is around four million dollars annually. Fetal alcohol syndrome mainly affects the nervous system, because the brain is known to be the most sensible organ to alcohol damage. This causes children to have learning disabilities and behavior problems. The corpus collasum separates the brain and processes information between the left and right brain. In a child with FAS the corpus collasum is damaged and does not function right. Alcohol closes many pathways which makes it slower to process information from one side of the brain to the other. This is why a person with FAS most of the time does something without thinking and causes them to face the consequences. Fetal alcohol syndrome also affects growth, ethanol is able to affect the proper development of the placenta. Ethanol causes abnormalities in the placenta that prevent exchange of nutrients between the mother and the fetus. This means that less dietary iron is available for the fetus to consume. Growth deficiency can lead the fetus to die. Laboratory studies have shown the potential for two …show more content…
If the woman consumes alcohol without knowing she is pregnant still causes damage to the fetus. The consumption of alcohol during the first to third trimester causes an excessive amount of damage to the fetus. As the fetus begins to develop the first two main organs to generate are the heart and the brain. Since the brain is the most sensible organ in the entire human body alcohol can cause a severe amount damage to the fetus's brain. This causes babies to be born with several symptoms. If you depend on alcohol you might want to consider meeting with a counselor for advice on how to put an end to your addiction. Doctors have not yet discovered a safe level of alcohol during pregnancy stage. You can also join a rehab to overcome your addiction to alcohol. In a rehab you will learn how to overcome the alcohol addiction. You may ask yourself what are the benefits to your life. Other than your baby being born healthy if you put an end to alcohol how can it change your life. You will have to set yourself a weekly goal to change and may consider to stay away from people who drink alcohol. One glass of alcohol can affect your goal to stay healthy for your baby's life. After several weeks of achieving your weekly goal alcohol will be your past you will no longer have the addiction for it nor get tempted by it. Although alcohol can seem difficult to overcome it is