Fetal_Alcohol_Syndrome

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Monstrous Effects Page I The Monstrous Effects Of Alcohol On Unborn Infants Audrey Starkey RN,C University of Phoenix Monstrous Effects Page II The consumption of alcohol anytime during pregnancy is the leading cause of preventable birth defects and childhood disabilities. Alcohol is the most frequently used known human teratogen (an agent that causes birth defects) in the world. The word is derived from the Greek word tera, meaning monster (Little et al., 1991). The potentially negative consequence of alcohol abuse during pregnancy have been suspected since biblical times: “Behold, thou shalt conceive and bear alcohol, children, fas/fes, brain, effects, fetal, monstrous, during, syndrome, page, fas, pregnancy, over, often, little, lewis, child, alaska, ability, 2000, social, right, problems, persons, parents, one, interventions, institute, et, consequences, behavior, al, 1994, 1991