REVIEW PAPER
Fetal alcohol syndrome – causes, diagnostic criteria and prevalence
Publication date: 2014-04-01
Medical Studies 2014;30(1):48-50
KEYWORDS
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)prenatal alcohol exposureFAS and FASD diagnosis4-Digit Diagnostic Code
ABSTRACT
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the outcome of alcohol exposition in the prenatal period. It is irreversible. In Poland, FAS is becoming more and more common, the diagnostic tools are limited though. It is recommended to use the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code, which evaluates the 4 basic FAS symptoms: growth retardation, dysmorphic appearance, damage to the central nervous system and prenatal alcohol exposure. It has been confirmed that there is no safe amount of alcohol for a mother to drink while carrying a baby. To put it another way, only a complete lack of alcohol consumption is a guarantee that the baby will not suffer from FAS. It is necessary for society to know that even the smallest amount of alcohol is bad for the foetus. A number of people still believe that, for example, red wine is good and healthy for both the mother and child.
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