Adults Are Toxic To Babies

As stated earlier, alcohol has its greatest effect on the developing embryo during the first trimester of pregnancy with its teratogenic effect causing mental retardation as well as characteristic craniofacial abnormalities that are characteristic of the disease. It has also been demonstrated with experimental animal models that there is a clear "dose-response" effect between the amount of alcohol consumed by the mother and the risk that is associated with developing FAS symptoms (Walpole, p. 875). It has been proposed by Walpole and associates that there are various degrees to which the fetus An be effected. Walpole uses the term "fetal alcohol syndrome" to refer to serious effects due to heavy maternal drinking and "fetal alcohol effect" to refer to those effects thought to occur with lower maternal alcohol intake (Walpole, p. 875). Regardless of the degree to which

The topic that I have chosen is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). I chose this topic because I don't think that it is safe for a mother to be drinking while pregnant. Some mothers may not know the consequences of what may happen if they drink while pregnant. I don’t think that it’s far for a fetus to suffer the consequences of the mother because she decided to drink. I chose this article to prove that drinking while pregnant can be as harmful for the mother as for the fetus.

Regardless of the amount of alcohol consumed during pregnancy infants are in jeopardy of lifelong disabilities if better choices are not made. Devastatingly, this completely preventable condition is left at the mother’s discretion and lies solely on the patient’s education regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Informing pregnant women (or even women who are interested in family planning) of the potential risk factors for their future child will ultimately lead to better decisions during prenatal

When a woman becomes pregnant, it is recommended that she refrains from drinking alcohol. When a mother drinks, her baby drinks. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2016), once alcohol enters the mother’s bloodstream, it passes to the baby through the umbilical cord (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Drinking alcoholic beverages while pregnant puts the mother at high risk of having a miscarriage or still born baby. Additionally, consuming alcohol during pregnancy can cause the baby to develop permanent behavioral, physical, and intellectual disabilities. These disabilities are known as Fetal Alcohol

Heavy drinking during a pregnancy can have a very serious effect on the unborn child and lead to a number of serious health problems. When drinking occurs during pregnancy the alcohol reaches the baby`s bloodstream via the placenta and even a very small amount of alcohol can damage the unborn child and larger amounts can significantly increase the risk of stillbirth, miscarriage and foetal alcohol syndrome. This condition occurs in the feotus because the baby’s liver is not fully formed and it relies on the mother’s liver to break down the alcohol. Because alcohol only leaves the body / bloodstream at one unit an hour it places a heavy burden on the mother’s liver to remove the alcohol quickly. One average bottle of white wine can have approximately

A woman who drinks while pregnant can cause harmful effects on the developing fetus because the alcohol passes from the mother’s blood to the child’s blood. This can cause the mother to have a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the child to have developmental issues. A little alcohol might not affect the mother but it can severely harm the fetus. This can cause the fetus to have short term or long term affects. This type of newborn damages is called fetal alcohol syndrome.

Among the United States one in ten pregnant women, between the ages of 18 and 44 years of age, are reportedly drinking when pregnant (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”, 2015). Many women believe that just one drink will be safe, but as stated by the American Academy of Pediatrics: “There is no safe amount of alcohol when a woman is pregnant. Evidence-based research has found that drinking even small amounts of alcohol while pregnant can increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, or sudden infant death syndrome”. Even just a minimal amount of alcohol consumption can cause many detrimental

Alcohol, Alcohol use is a serious cause of congenital abnormalities during pregnancy. Even small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy can cause problems in the unborn baby. Abnormalities caused by alcohol in pregnancy include deformities of the arms, face, and legs. Also heart conditions and fetal growth restriction.

A growing issue that continues to go on today is the drug and alcohol abuse by pregnant women. This has become a growing issue due to the fact that pregnancy is starting at a much younger age. Women tend to become pregnant around the age of 15 to 44 (“Birth Data”). In young women among the ages of 18 to 24, the alcohol and tobacco rates were 25.5 percent and 15.5 percent, respectively (Chen). As of 2001, about 12 percent of all pregnant women admitted to consuming alcohol during their pregnancy (Burd). Out of the 4 million or so births in the United States, 64,000 have had high levels of exposure to alcohol while pregnant (Burd). Similarly, teenagers and those in their early adulthood are getting exposed to all different types of drugs.

A maternal risk factor is the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, mostly during the first trimester. As the book states, one out of every seven, almost 15%, pregnant woman have more than five to seven drinks a week even when the danger of congenital anomalies are know. The consumed alcohol effortlessly enters the placenta passes through the umbilical cord to the developing fetus; sometimes this can cause a blockage of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. This can cause a miscarriage early in pregnancy. Additionally, if there is no miscarriage, serious birth defects and abnormalities are present in the newborn. Examples are hearing and vision loss, deficient coordination, hyperactivity.

Women can make many mistakes during their pregnancy. Some mistakes will affect the baby for his/her entire life. Eating the wrong type of foods, smoking tobacco, and going to tanning beds can harm the baby, but not nearly as badly as consuming alcohol while pregnant. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS) is one of the disorders a baby can get due to its mother’s alcohol consumption. This disorder creates many issues including physical birth defects and mental retardation. Also later on in life when the baby is a teenager or adult he/she can have many issues suppressing this disorder to function in everyday life.

If a pregnant woman drinks too much alcohol it can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD). Alcohol passes though by bloodstream from mother to the baby, and can damage the fetus at any stage of pregnancy. The side effects are slow growth, brain damage, behavioral problems, cleft palates on lips, and problems with the baby’s heart, kidney, and bones. There are several types of FASDs and even more side effects, the most extreme being miscarriages.

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is known to be associated with a variety of developmental problems which occur within the embryo. While we have recently learned more in depth as to why this happens and the statistics behind these occurrences, drinking during pregnancy and knowledge of possible outcomes date back to biblical times. It can be found in a book within the Bible where a prophet named Samuel tells a woman to not drink wine during her pregnancy, as she will give birth to a child blessed by God. Other incidences, such as this one, can be found throughout history and in 1968 the first study describing ethanol as a tetrogen was carried out by Dr. Paul Lemoine.1 A tetrogen is any factor which causes a birth defect, such

Alcohol plays a major role in today’s society. Everywhere we look, something is advertising alcohol. Alcohol is consumed for many purposes, whether it be for a celebration, out of boredom, or a way to relax. Alcohol has very damaging effects. Not only does alcohol cause self-inflicted diseases, but it harms unborn fetuses as well. Many women drink alcohol before they realize they are pregnant. One of the most severe effects alcohol causes an unborn fetus is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Alcohol can cause great harm to a baby to. When drinking alcohol while pregnant, the alcohol passes through the placenta posing risks to the embryo and fetus