Fetal alcohol syndrome

Women who choose to drink alcohol while being pregnant causes the baby to be born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). I want to know why women chose to drink, even when they know that it will cause the baby to be in danger. I am interested in talking about birth defects in babies from mothers who consumes alcohol during pregnancy. All of the Scholarly Sources I choose agrees with my thesis. Most of the sources in GALILEO believe that women who drink alcohol during pregnancy will cause…

Parental Thoughts and Actions Regarding Their Child’s First Febrile Seizure Febrile seizures (FS) are a common convulsive disorder triggered by a fever during early childhood between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. They have no important negative effects on the patients cognitive development and usually represent a benign condition which does not require an extensive workup. To medical professionals, FS are just an everyday, harmless phenomenon with good prognosis, but to the inexperienced…

following fetal exposure during the pregnancy. Teratogens can be discovered after an increase of prevalence a particular birth defect like alcohol. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a group of abnormalities in babies born to a mother who consumes alcohol during their pregnancy. It’s the most common non-genetic cause of mental retardation in the United States. Over half of babies born today are born with fetal alcohol syndrome and even more born with alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorder. Fetal…

Alcohol Impact on Pregnant Women Abstract: when the mother is drinking alcohol during her pregnancy that may affect her child wrongly. Moreover, alcohol (ethanol) may disturb the abnormal embryo and fetus developments. Alcohol ingestion may causes central nervous system damages, fetal alcohol syndrome, organ systems abnormalities, oro-facial clefts, atopic dermatitis, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Key words: ethanol; pregnancy; alcohol; fetal alcohol syndrome. INTRODUCTION…

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder that is caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, and it can vary in its degrees of severity. Different influences, such as a mother’s socioeconomic status and diet, can influence whether or not a child is born with FASD, and it is important to look at the causes of FASD so that an attempt can be made to prevent it from occurring. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder includes many different symptoms and consequences, which differ in levels of…

Alcohol use during pregnancy is a major public health concern and the focus of widespread media concentration (2). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to negative effects on the baby. Consuming alcohol while pregnant can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (F.A.S.D.) and fetal alcohol syndrome (F.A.S.). Researchers Kenneth Lyon Jones and David W. Smith first came across F.A.S. in 1973 (2). This discovery led to widespread public awareness and education, informing women to limit…

the womb and throughout childhood. One of the many risk factors is the parental consumption of alcohol. This can lead to birth defects, affected mental and physical abilities, an increased risk for alcoholism, and impaired family relationships. A pregnant woman has a lot of responsibilities to her unborn child. One of these responsibilities includes not exposing her child to teratogens, such as alcohol. A teratogen is an environmental agent that produces a birth defect. Teratogens can be…

The speaker Adrienne Bashista gave a very insightful speech about what Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is and how it is caused. Before our speaker told us about her son, I had very little knowledge about what FASD was. I now realize how severe FASD is and how even the slightest consumption of alcohol can affect a fetus during pregnancy. I became aware that FASD is a rare syndrome that only 2 to 5 percent of the population have. This statistic surprised me due to a large amount of woman who may drink when…

The long-lasting impacts of fetal alcohol exposure encompass four broad categories of clinical features. The first clinical feature of FASD is craniofacial abnormalities. The craniofacial abnormalities include a short palpebral fissure length, defined as the distance between the inner and the outer corner of the eye; a thin vermillion border of the upper, which is the demarcation between the lip and surrounding skin; and a smooth philtrum (Figure 1) (5). The philtrum is a midline groove, located…

huge aspect of this syndrome.9 Studies have shown that brain volume in patients with FAS is less than people with healthy brains. Another difference is in the parietal and ventral frontal lobes where the gray matter is denser and underdeveloped in babies with FAS. Also, the temporal, inferior parietal lobe, and right frontal lobe were thicker than a normal brain.9 Finally, cell migration is another aspect that is interrupted with FAS.5 Effects of Alcohol on the heart Alcohol cannot only affect…