Alcohol
with lower IQ's particularly in the FAS child. In addition to attention deficits, problems
with judgement, comprehension, and abstract think are common. Some new research
says that kids with FAS and FAE are more vulerable to alcohol exposure.
Another thing is newborns exposed to alcohol before birth may have a weak sucking
responce and irregular sucking patterns early in life. Some describe them as easily
distracted and fatigued when sucking. Sleep disturbance, and jitteriness have also been
reported in infants exposed to alcohol before birth. Some studies also show that a higher
incidence of impaired vision and hearing, motor incoordination, and problem with
balance are possible attibuted to alcohol use by the mother before birth of the infant.
Fetal exposure to alcohol can also result in adnormal thyroid function and some decrease
in the immune system effectiveness.
No one is sure the role alcohol plays on the fetus, some of the possiblities are:
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