Fetal alcohol syndrome

Broader Terms

embryo /fetus disorder, syndrome

Related Terms

alcoholism /alcohol abuse, embryo /fetus toxicology

Scope Note

disorder occurring in children born to alcoholic women who continue to drink heavily during pregnancy; common abnormalities are growth deficiency (prenatal and postnatal), altered morphogenesis, mental deficiency, and characteristic facies - small eyes and flattened nasal bridge; fine motor dysfunction and tremulousness are observed in the newborn.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Causing a child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is really nothing short of child abuse and it lasts for life.
• " American Journal of Addictions"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a useful reference for clinicians as well as researchers.
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable.
• "The safest thing, the only safe way to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome is not to drink alcoholic beverages.
• Diagnosis and Description Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one form of alcohol related birth defects which subsumes a number of specific abnormalities in children whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy.