Transcript Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Who shouldn’t drink?
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women
People at risk for certain cancers
People with family histories of alcohol abuse
Children and adolescents
People taking medications that can interact with alcohol
Those with health conditions such as liver problems or ulcers
Anyone requiring skill or coordination to perform a task
People who have a history of pancreatitis (inflammation of the
pancreas)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Don’t let it
happen to your
baby.
What is it?
A COMBINATION OF
IRREVERSIBLE BIRTH
DEFECTS RESULTING
FROM ALCOHOL USE BY
THE MOTHER AND
FATHER.
Criteria for Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
• Growth retardation in
weight, height and/or
head circumference
• Altered form and facial
defects
• mental retardation
Major Effects of Alcohol by Trimester
of Pregnancy
1st
2nd
3rd
Conception----------------------Birth
FAS children
are much
smaller in
size.
How old do you think this boy is?
15
NORMAL
FAS
OTHER PHYSICAL
FINDINGS SEEN IN FAS
WEBBED FINGERS
GENITAL MALFORMATION
HEARING AND VISION LOSS
SLURRED MONOTONOUS
SPEECH
More physical
abnormalities
• Small head, eyes.
Jaw and brain
• cleft palate
• hip and joint
deformities
Problems associated with FAS
and the Central Nervous
System
Irritability in infancy
Altered muscle tone
Poor fine and gross motor skills
Hyperactivity and mental
retardation
About one
in five
babies born
with FAS
die.
Almost half of
the FAS babies
have heart
defects which
may require
surgery.
FAS is the leading
causes of mental
retardation in the
US.
Average I.Q.: 67
Read at
level
th
4
grade
Six-year old boy;
Seattle
Primary Symptoms
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Behavior disorders
Acting out
Temper tantrums
Socially unacceptable behaviors
Trouble with problem solving
Fraternal Twins with FAS may not be affected
in the same way.
What are other
leading causes of
mental retardation?
1. Downs Syndrome
2. Spina Bifida
How much Alcohol will cause
FAS?
We don’t know. Any amount
is considered too much.
Health advisories
urge women who
are planning
pregnancy
or are pregnant
not to drink alcohol.
Alcohol-related
birth defects
last a lifetime.
FAS is 100% preventable
• By avoiding alcohol
consumption while pregnant
or when considering
pregnancy you can help to
insure the development of a
healthy baby.
• Fathers who drink may
fertilize an egg with a
defective sperm resulting in a
baby with similar birth
defects.
If you were the owner
of a restaurant, would
you refuse a pregnant
patron alcohol?
Would it matter if she
were obviously drunk?