Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Part I of Essay
Throughout the years, studies have shown that prenatal alcohol use can cause physical and mental disabilities in infants and children. According to Anderson " (FAS) is expressed as a pattern of mental, physical, and behavioral defects which may develop in the unborn child ....

Part II of Essay
.... Some of these common abnormalities are a broad nasal bridge, poorly developed filtrum, thin upper limit, flattening of the axillary area, and a short upturned or beak-like nose. Some of the more serious effects that can be more dangerous are a poor dental alignment, optic nerve defects, and arterial septal defect (Welkselman, 297). Welkselman thinks that affected infants frequently are measured at birth to be below the tenth percentile for their age in length, weight, and head size. These children never catch up to their peers and they rem ....