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The picture overleaf shows what regular alcohol use can do to an unborn baby’s brain – the one on the left is a healthy baby; the one on the right has full FAS. You can contact your Midwife, Health Visitor or Doctor for more information about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The Alcohol Advisory Service offers support for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s drinking. For further advice telephone 627656 or Email: [email protected] Fetal Alcohol Syndrome the facts Health Improvement www.alcoholadvisoryservice.co.uk Ref No. ALC02 0611 Rheynn Slaynt DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Public Health Directorate Tel: 01624 642645 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gov.im/publichealth
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The picture overleaf shows what regular alcohol use can do to an unborn baby’s brain – the one on the left is a healthy baby; the one on the right has full FAS.
You can contact your Midwife, Health Visitor or Doctor for more information about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The Alcohol Advisory Service offers support for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’s drinking. For further advice telephone 627656 or Email: [email protected]
Fetal Alcohol Syndromethe facts
Health Improvement
www.alcoholadvisoryservice.co.ukRef No. ALC02 0611
Rheynn Slaynt
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Public Health DirectorateTel: 01624 642645
Email: [email protected] Web: www.gov.im/publichealth
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What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?FASD is a series of preventable birth defects caused by excessive alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
If you drink alcohol when you are pregnant, it passes to your unborn baby through the placenta. Your baby can’t process alcohol in the same way as an adult can so it can affect the baby much more. Excessive exposure to alcohol may cause serious damage to your unborn baby, known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Some of the effects of excessive drinking during pregnancy are:-
• Learning&behaviouraldisorders
• Facialabnormalities
• Lowbirthweight
• Heartdefects
• Problemswithphysical&emotionaldevelopment
THE EFFECTS OF FASD ARE IRREVERSIBLE AND CANNOT BE CURED.
No amount of alcohol consumption has been proven to be safe. The UK Department of Health recommends that you avoid drinking alcohol completely if you’re pregnant. If you do choose to drink, to minimise the risk to your unborn baby, you should not drink more than 1-2 units of alcohol once or twice a week. You should not get drunk and you should avoid binge drinking.
THE SAFEST OPTION FOR YOUR BABY IS TO AVOID DRINKING ALTOGETHER.
Photo courtesey of Dr Sterling K Clarren
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