Essay Archive - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Anstett, Patricia. 1991. "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 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 retardation, learning disabilities, behavior
problems, short attention spans, and physical traits such as short, skinny,
and with small heads. The article adds to this list that they also have a
problem with lying and promiscuity. FAS also causes spontaneous abortions,
stillbirths, prematurity,....
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