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What is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome ?

2,654 views · Published 30 November 2014 · 3:03 · Indexed 1 October 2026

Channel: Craig Beck - Author | Speaker | Coach · 2014 · Education

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The more you consume when you're pregnant, the higher the danger you are taking with your infant's health. Miscarriage, stillbirth, early birth and small birth weight are all connected with a mother's drinking during pregnancy. Foetal direct exposure to alcohol is likewise the leading well-known cause of intellectual disability. All these prospective dangers are why governments around the world recommends pregnant females and those trying to develop to stay clear of alcohol completely.

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and it impacts the way a baby's brain develops. First discovered by two physicians in the US in 1973, how significant the condition is depends upon how much alcohol a mom drank throughout pregnancy. The World Health Organisation quotes a 2005 US study which approximated that one in every 1,000 youngsters are born with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Exactly what is foetal alcohol syndrome?

Children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome have unique facial functions including: little and slim eyes, a little head, a smooth location between the nose and the lips and a thin upper lip. They also show the following signs:

Hearing and ear problems
Mouth, teeth and facial problems
Weak body immune system
Epilepsy
Liver damage
Kidney and heart problems
Spastic paralysis and other muscular problems
Height and weight issues
Hormonal conditions

How Foetal Alcohol Syndrome develops throughout pregnancy

"When a pregnant woman drinks, the alcohol goes across the placenta to the foetus through the blood stream," says Dr Raja Mukherjee who works for Surrey and Borders Partnership Structure Trust.

"The foetus' liver isn't completely formed, so it can not metabolise the alcohol rapidly enough." At this stage, the baby has a high blood alcohol concentration. It for that reason does not have oxygen and the nutrients needed for its brain and organs to grow correctly. "White matter in the brain, which is responsible for speeding up the processing of information, is delicate to alcohol," states Dr Mukherjee.

Timing is another medical factor in the development of foetal alcohol syndrome. A baby's facial features are formed throughout weeks six to nine of pregnancy. Professor Neil McIntosh, an Edinburgh-based neonatologist, states scientific proof shows that mommies who drink during this three-week window are more likely to have infants with the facial defects related to Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. Damage to the infant's organs through drinking is most likely to happen in the first three months.”

Treatment for youngsters General practitioners can refer children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome to specialist paediatricians who are most likely to examine problems additionally with psychologists, psychiatrists, speech and language therapists and professionals for organ defects.

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