Fatal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a health problem which
affects to the patient and their family members
infected by it. The problem is completely preventable
if proper treatment is done. Causing a child to
suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is really nothing
short of child abuse and it lasts for life. If
a woman have a problem of FAS during her pregnancy
then after her delivery the baby have to face
some problems like less weight and be shorter
than normal. Mainly the problem of FAS falls,
when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol during her
pregnancy. Due to which the baby she will born
may cause by FAS which is a physically and mentally
disabling condition. There are three forms of
FAS that are abnormal facial features, growth
deficiencies, and central nervous system (CNS)
problems. The patient of FAS may have problems
with speech, learning, problem solving, memory,
attention span, and/or hearing. The FAS problem
affects on every moment of individuals life and
also may affect their family lives. If the women
does not use alcohol during her pregnancy, FAS
is 100 percent preventable.
The baby born with FAS faces the several problems.
Those are:
• Hyperactive behavior
• Smaller heads
• Sleep and sucking disturbances in infancy
• Deformed facial features
• Problems with daily living
• Abnormal joints and limbs
• Poor reasoning and judgment skills
• Poor coordination
• Problems with learning
• Short memories
The main problem among children with FAS is
psychiatric problems, criminal behavior, unemployment,
and incomplete education. Some of the teenagers
don’t have a problem of FAS after their
born but they may acquire the problem after some
time due to related disorder. These conditions
can be very serious, but there are protective
factors that have been found to help individuals
with FAS. The children with FAS need special education
for their developmental and educational potential.
Teenagers with FAS need a loving, nurturing,
and stable home life to avoid disruptions, transient
lifestyles, or harmful relationships. The teenagers
with FAS that are not giving stable home and loving
nature may involve in youth violence. They don’t
need any experience to have such negative experiences
to develop secondary conditions.
Treatment:
The problem of FAS is completely preventable.
For that condition, the pregnant woman should
not need to use alcohol during her pregnancy.
It is not late when the woman stops drinking,
if she is using it. As soon she stops drinking,
it will be better for both her baby and herself.
If a woman is not able to stop drinking, she should
contact her doctor, local Alcoholics Anonymous,
or local alcohol treatment center. The doctor
helps them in leaving their habit of drinking.
If a woman is sexually active and is not using
an effective form of birth control, she should
not drink alcohol. The doctor try to identify
women at high risk through primary health care
and other systems traditionally used by high-risk
individuals before and during pregnancy.
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