Alcohol consumption during pregnancy – risk factor for children development.
The negative effects of alcohol consumption by pregnant women is well known in
the scientific literature. Alcohol consumption is recognized as a risk factor for FAS,
FAE, ARBD and ARND. This article deals with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The term
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) describes children with a characteristic facial phenotype,
growth deficiency, central nervous system damage and neurobehavioral deficits.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a range of disabilities caused by gestational
exposure of the fetus to alcohol. Children with FAS display characteristics
such as extreme hyperactivity, aggressiveness, poor judgment, speech and language
difficulties.