Disease+and+Characteristics

Children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome have very apperant pysical disadvantages. These disadvantages include structural problems of the face such as small narrow eyes, a small head, a small upper jaw, and a smooth groove in the small of the upper lip. Some of the hidden and more serious disadvantages that come with this disorder are abnormal heart structure, behavior problems, mental retardation, poor growth before birth, slow growth after birth, poor coordination, central nervous problems, trouble remembering or learning, and vision or hearing problems. The careless but sometimes unintentional alcohol consumption can also lead to infant death, still born births, and miscarriage.
 * FAS is not just a childhood disorder; exposure to alcohol as a fetus can cause a wide range of lifelong physical and mental disabilities