later child‚ and the adolescent. Some Teratogens are environmental influences that harm fetal development (Berk‚2008). They come from a variety of external influences that include mother’s nutrition‚ medications‚ Stress of the mother‚ pollutants‚ injury‚ disease or illness. These environmental influences impact fetal growth. Teratogens are not the only cause of birth defects. Genetics also play a role in fetal development and both teratogens and genetics can cause damage together. Not only does the
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effect that developing offspring? Does drug or alcohol abuse actually hurt the unborn child? What about the mental health of the carrying mother; would depression or other mental illnesses hurt the baby? Do eating habits or exercise actually produce different traits once the child is born? During pregnancy‚ ingesting and doing a wide variety of things can cause several various effects on the unborn child of the mother depending on the activity. Alcohol use during pregnancy is widely known for being
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pregnancy. This can cause foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). This is a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects can include physical problems with behaviour and learning. FASDs are caused by a woman drinking alcohol during pregnancy; alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol so does her baby. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying
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mothers and fathers think that after birth‚ alcoholism no longer has an effect on their child’s life. It may be true that abstaining from the use of alcohol during the pregnancy will prevent the child from birth defects and physical harm before the birth. However‚ many alcoholic parents neglect to consider is that their abuse or dependency on alcohol can disrupt their children after delivery. Eiden‚ Edwards and Leonard (2004) report that there is an increase in the "likelihood of early behavior problems
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is one of many other birth defects. FAS is when a mother than is pregnancy and drinking that the same time. A mother that drinking while being pregnancy can be a risk to an unborn baby. When eating food‚ the baby is going to get the things he need first and the rest of it go to the mother‚ so if the mother drinking and the baby is going to get some of that alcohol. Drinking alcohol does not really do harm the the mother but that baby can have health problems‚ or even
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While the effects of alcohol is known to be bad for baby‚ scientist don’t know the exact amount in which it becomes dangerous to the fetus. Because of this‚ many doctors say that refraining from alcohol is the best rout to go. Alcohol is toxic to adults and even more so to a developing baby. When consumed the alcohol travels to the child via the placenta. Drinking can cause miscarriages‚ physical birth defects‚ premature birth‚ ect. This is because it damages the developing child’s cells which in
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5. Should it be illegal for a pregnant woman to consume alcohol? Consider the legal and health ramifications of your answer. They say one glass of red a wine is good for your health; however is it also healthy for women that are pregnant? Doctors surprisingly agree with the fact that woman can take a moderate amount of alcohol while being pregnant. Their recommendation of moderation is for the expecting mother to only consume 1-2 alcoholic beverages a day. They have done many test studies to
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Fetal alcohol syndrome The 1990s is witnessing the significant impact alcohol-related birth defects are having on our society. These birth defects are caused by maternal use of alcohol during pregnancy which are irreversible‚ yet preventable. The most severe outcome‚ fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)‚ to the less easily diagnosed fetal alcohol effects (FAE). The incidence of FAS is estimated at .33 per 1‚000 live births. The estimated incidence of FAE is three times that of FAS. With an annual
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As we know alcohol can interfere with our metabolism‚ impair health and nutrition too. Alcohol can also offer benefits to our body‚ reducing the risk of heart disease‚ diabetes‚ and osteoporosis. I have learned that alcohol effects every person differently‚ is depended on genetics‚ health‚ gender‚ body composition‚ age and our family history. When alcohol is consumed it needs no digestion‚ it is quickly absorbed in the walls of the of an empty stomach. In contrast‚ when alcohol is consumed on
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Mini Paper 2 Fetal alcohol Syndrome Prepared by: What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)? FAS is the leading cause of mental retardation in the U.S. today. FAS affects approximately 1 in every 500 born in North America. Mother’s drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy causes FAS. FAS is characterized by: Smaller heads Deformed facial features (small widely spaced eyes‚ underdeveloped jaw‚ thin upper lip‚ and short upturned nose). Abnormal joints
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