| The dangers of consuming alcohol whilst
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| | dislocated hips, curvature of the spine,
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| pregnant have only really become fully
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| | and a small head. Sometimes, these
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| understood in recent years. When the
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| | children are born with missing fingers or
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| pregnant woman drinks alcohol, it enters
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| | toes.
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| the bloodstream and reduces the ability
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| | Another problem is the effect this
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| of the blood in the placenta to provide
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| | syndrome has on the organs. Children born
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| adequate oxygen to the growing fetus. The
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| | with fetal alcohol syndrome are prone to
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| infant is born suffering from the same
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| | heart defects, kidney problems, and can
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| problems as an alcoholic and is therefore
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| | even suffer from genital malformation.
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| subject to withdrawal symptoms from the
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| | Fetal alcohol syndrome is relatively rare
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| moment he or she is born. These symptoms
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| | and takes place only in the children of
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| include irritability, sleeplessness, and
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| | mothers who are alcoholic or at least
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| poor appetite.
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| | drink regularly and heavily during
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| Around twenty percent of infants born
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| | pregnancy.
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| with fetal alcohol syndrome will die
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| | Approximately one third of children born
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| shortly after birth. Those that live will
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| | to mothers who are alcoholic or who drink
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| have a lifetime of intellectual
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| | heavily during pregnancy are likely to
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| disability to a varying degree as well as
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| | suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome. It is
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| physical disabilities.
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| | even possible for a child to be born with
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| The consequences of fetal alcohol
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| | this syndrome when the mother has drunk
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| syndrome include deformities and impeded
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| | only a small amount of alcohol but has
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| development, though there are doubtless
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| | done so on a regular basis.
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| other consequences to this condition as
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| | Sometimes a child may not suffer from the
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| well. It is actually a series of defects,
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| | entire range of problems associated with
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| the most serious characteristic being a
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| | fetal alcohol syndrome but the alcohol
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| group of deformities of the head.
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| | can still cause a child to be born with
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| Children born with fetal alcohol syndrome
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| | development problems which have taken
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| are also likely to suffer from delayed
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| | place whilst in the uterus. There is some
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| growth and development.
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| | debate about how much alcohol is safe
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| The main problem with growth in an
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| | during pregnancy but it is believed that
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| affected child is that of deficiency
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| | even small amounts, in the first
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| which results in the child being small
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| | trimester, can be harmful.
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| and underweight.
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| | Obviously, the best way to avoid this
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| There are also facial abnormalities such
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| | problem is to avoid all alcohol during
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| as small eyes, sagging eyelids, small
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| | pregnancy. It is still possible to enjoy
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| jaw, defects in ear formation, and
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| | social occasions without consuming
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| sometimes a hole in the roof of the
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| | alcohol and putting your unborn baby at
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| mouth.
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| | risk. There are many non-alcoholic wines
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| Skeletal underdevelopment results in
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| | and so forth available these days and
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| deformities in the ribs and chest bone,
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| | this is a much safer option.
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