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What to Expect When You Drink (Alcohol) During Pregnancy? - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

by Savitha on September 09, 2007 at 4:43 PM Alcohol & Drug Abuse News

Little Noah is a frustrated boy. He sticks out like a sore thumb with acute developmental problems. Unable to cope as his peers do, Noah is withdrawn, drowning in his own disabilities. Upon closer look, Noah�s head is much smaller and his features are a bit odd. At school, his grades are abysmally low. Worse, he is often pulled up for erratic and deviant behavior. Noah cannot be the master of his destiny; evidently, something had gone awfully wrong before his birth.

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Six years ago, Noah, was growing inside the warmth of his mother�s womb. In those crucial 9 months, he was also being subjected to slow poison in the name of alcohol. His young mother lived by the bottle. Every time she was in high �spirits�, Noah�s was bound to nose-dive for life. Thus, he came into the world with the disabilities associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. For no fault of his, Noah is battling an irreversible condition. Rightly, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or FAS in short, is considered as a form of child abuse, scarring the child for life.

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9th September 2007 is earmarked as International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day. Expectant mothers, women in their child bearing years and their families must know the repercussions of alcohol and pregnancy. Significantly, the message is - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is preventable. It is all in the Lady�s hands!

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