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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a type of serious health problem
which defects the mental and physical behaviors of some of the
unborn babies when the mother these babies drinks too much alcohol
during pregnancy. A baby born under these conditions may become
handicapped and require a lifetime special care. Babies born under
alcohol-related birth defects such as smaller body size, lower birth
weight, and other impairments will not have all of the classic FAS
symptoms. These symptoms are sometimes referred to as Fetal Alcohol
Effects (FAE).
Babies born with Fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS) suffer from the following problems
• Smaller heads
• Deformed facial features
• Abnormal joints and limbs
• Poor coordination
• Problems with learning
• Short memories
• Mental health problems
• Disrupted school experience
• Inappropriate sexual behavior
Signs and Symptoms of Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
• Low birth weight
• Small head circumference
• Failure to thrive
• Developmental delay
• Organ dysfunction
• Facial abnormalities such as smaller eye openings, flattened
cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum
• Epilepsy
• Fine motor skills
• Poor socialization skills, such as difficulty building and
maintaining friendships and relating to groups
• Lack of imagination or curiosity
• Learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to
understand concepts such as time and money, poor language
comprehension, poor problem-solving skills
• Behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, inability to
concentrate, social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and
anxiety
• Skeletal deformities
• Organ deformities
• Central nervous system handicaps
• Vision and hearing problems.
• Dental anomalies
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