Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or foetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of physical and mental defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol crosses the placental barrier and can stunt fetal growth or weight, create distinctive facial stigmata, damage neurons and brain structures,...
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various congenital abnormalities in the newborn infant that are caused by the mother`s ingestion of alcohol around the time of conception or during ... [6 related articles]
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) involves physical and mental birth defects caused by a baby's mother drinking large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.
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a group of symptoms characterized by mental and physical abnormalities of the infant and linked to maternal intake of alcohol during pregnancy. Clinical manifestations, which can be present in varying degrees, include prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, mental retardation, irritability in infancy, hyperactivity in childhood, mi...
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A link between excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy and birth defects
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a pattern of malformation with growth deficiency, craniofacial anomalies, and functional deficits including mental retardation that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy. Synonyms: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
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Our Fetal alcohol syndrome Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome: The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) always involves brain damage, impaired growth, and...
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A defect that affects approximately 1 out of every 1,000 births. When a pregnant woman drinks during her pregnancy, she is exposing her fetus to alcohol. Alcohol is very dangerous to a developing baby and can result in fetal alcohol syndrome. Unlike most birth defects and disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome is 100% preventable if the woman does not d...
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n] - a condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant
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noun a medical condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant
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(FAS) Birth defects in an infant born to a mother whose alcoholic intake persisted during pregnancy. Infant will have physical abnormalities and/or mental deficiencies.
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(FAS) Birth defects in an infant born to a mother whose alcoholic intake persisted during pregnancy. Infant will have physical abnormalities and/or mental deficiencies.
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When a foetus is exposed to alcohol and consequently develops a pattern of unusual facial features and impaired brain development
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A collection of symptoms that may be present in babies of alcoholic mothers who drank heavily in pregnancy.
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(FAS) one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), a group of abnormalities in babies born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy.
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(FAS) a group of abnormalities in babies born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy.
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a combination of birth defects caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
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(FAS) Heavy drinking of alcohol during pregnancy (five or six drinks a day) can cause numerous physical and mental birth defects in the baby.
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