Alcohol use during pregnancy can produce Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Drinking contributes to a wide range of effects on exposed babies, including attention and hyperactivity problems, problems with social and emotional development learning and memory deficits.
The most serious consequence of a mother drinking during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome(FAS). Children with FAS have a distinctive set of facial anomalies, growth retardation, and significant learning and/or behavioral problems.
Even children prenatally exposed to lower levels of alcohol may exhibit learning and behavioral problems. So far, a threshold below which no fetal damage will occur has not been established. In other words, any amount of alcohol during pregnancy can be dangerous.
The Surgeon General’s recommendation that women abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy remains the safest course.
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Drinking when pregnant is very dangerous. It can really cause harm to your unborn child. Taking care of this precious gift should be the main concern of a mother. Drinking while pregnant can cause a lot of damage to a child like risking the unborn childs health.