The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy will likely to cause miscarriage even the death of the fetus in the womb. Beside of lethal effect, the sustainable consumption of the alcohol will cause congenital defects to the fetus, this is called as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy will cause either fetal death or FASD

Any defects on the baby that can be found because of FASD:

1. Growth Deficiency

FASD can cause low weight or premature birth. Premature and low birth weight can cause the mental retardation also the immature organs such as lungs will cause respiratory failure in newborn baby. Grades of growth deficiency started from mild to severe, while severe growth deficiency will have very bad prognoses to continue living.

Respiratory failure in newborn baby

2. Facial Defects

Defects that can be found in FASD mostly is hare lip because the failure in fusion between both upper lips to the upper jaw and nose cavity.

Hare lip one of the causes is FASD

3. Brain Damage

During the first trimester of the pregnancy, it is believed the period of brain developmental. Alcohol will destroy this phase so it can make damage to the brain of the fetus. FASD to the brain will likely to cause the impairment function of the fetus’ brain.

The look of FASD baby and the brain damage cause the mental retardation

Love your baby! Stop drinking alcohol if you are pregnant. If you suffer from alcohol abusing, you need to contact any drug rehabilitation. Because they may have the answer for you.

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