Human Growth and Development / Unit 2 HGD 0195 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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The idea
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder names the range of conditions in a child caused by alcohol exposure before birth.
In practice
Alcohol listed beside nicotine, opioids and cannabis among the psychoactive teratogens.
Where people slip
Because the nervous system stays susceptible throughout pregnancy, alcohol's risk is not confined to the early weeks of organ formation.
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