Pregnancy fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal injury can occur in early pregnancy (fetal alcohol syndrome). It may be due to the metabolite, acetaldehyde, and so acute (binge) consumption is more hazardous than similar total intake on a daily basis. The vulnerable period of pregnancy is at 4-10 weeks. Because of this, prevention cannot be reliably achieved after diagnosis of pregnancy (usually 3-8 weeks). 

Pradeepkumar, V., Tan, K., and Ivy, N. 1996. Is herbal health tonic safe in pregnancy fetal alcohol syndrome revisited. Aust. N Z J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 36, 420-423. 

Fetal alcohol syndrome A congenital disorder arising from excessive (>50g per day) alcohol intake during pregnancy. 

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of ethanol during pregnancy. It is recognized by growth deficiency, a characteristic set of craniofacial features and neurodevelopmental abnormalities leading to cognitive and behavioral deficits [85]. FAS is considered to be the most common non-hereditary cause of mental retardation. 

Researchers discover fetal alcohol syndrome, a constellation of problems such as low birth weight and developmental disabilities associated with infants whose mothers had drunk excessively during pregnancy. 

Abel, Ernest L. Fetal Alcohol Abuse Syndrome. New York Plenum Press, 1998. Describes the causes and consequences of fetal alcohol syndrome, including pregnancy-related problems (such as spontaneous abortion), birth defects, and neurological abnormalities. There is also discussion of how to diagnose the condition and how to estimate its prevalence. 

Wine should be avoided during pregnancy as it causes fetal alcohol syndrome, a form of mental retardation. Epidemiologists have suggested that the countries in which atherosclerosis incidence is low are those countries in which red wine consumption is high. 

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME A pattern of birth defects, and learning and behavioral problems affecting individuals whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. 

It must be pointed out specifically that alcohol abuse during pregnancy leads to (embryo-fetal alcohol syndrome (malformations, persistent intellectual deficits). This intrauterine intoxication is relatively common one case per 1000 births (C). 

In animals, THC crosses the placenta and is excreted in breast milk. There is conflicting evidence concerning teratogenicity in animals, but no definitive evidence in man. However, there have been many anecdotal reports of abnormalities. Although these were without consistent characteristics, the descriptions would readily fit the fetal alcohol syndrome (133-136) and clinical evaluation of the use of cannabis during pregnancy is complicated by the frequent concomitant use of alcohol and tobacco. 

A mother s drinking during pregnancy may result in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the newborn child. 

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. FAS is considered the most common... 

The damage done to a human fetus when the mother drinks alcohol during her pregnancy is known as fetal alcohol syndrome. It has been shown that the harmful effects—growth retardation, decreased mental func-... 

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