Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Anstett, Patricia. 1991. " Brings Problems For
Life".Detroit Free Press. Online. Available @
http://researcher.sirs.com.
According to the article, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a cluster
of problems brought on by a mother's chronic drinking during pregnancy.
These problems include mental retard ....
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.... just a damaged baby, but a
damaged human for the rest of their lives."
Black, Susan. 1993. "Born At Risk". Executive Educator. pp 30-31.
This article contained shocking descriptions from delivery room
doctors and nurses concerning babies born with FAS. Because alcohol drunk
by a pregnant mother passes through her bloodstream to the placenta and
into the baby's bloodstream, and the fetal metabolism is fifty percent
slower than the mother's, the effects of the alcohol stay with the baby
long ....
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