a disorder, marked by physical defects and mental retardation, that can afflict the offspring of women who drink alcohol during pregnancy. (114)

Collection of defects including specific facial abnormalities, reduced fetal growth, and mental retardation caused by consumption of alcohol during pregnancy; typically, though not exclusively, associated with frequent or heavy drinking during pregnancy.

a condition associated with excessive use of alcohol during pregnancy; the child's defects can range from mild to severe, and can include brain damage, retarded growth and mental development, hyperactivity, and heart failure

medical condition in which a fetus is exposed to alcohol and subsequently exhibits a pattern of unusual facial features and impaired brain development

A condition in which alcohol ingested by the mother crosses the placenta and enters the baby's bloodstream in the same dilution as the mother's blood causing problems in utero.

in utero damage to the fetus from excess alcohol consumption of the mother characterized by craniofacila, central nervous system and cardiovascular defects, mental retardation and cognitive and emotional problems.

A condition marked by severe birth defects in babies born to women who drink alcohol during pregnancy.

Physical and mental birth defects caused by a baby's mother drinking large amounts of alcohol (often defined as more than five or six drinks a day) during pregnancy. Women who drink somewhat less during pregnancy may have babies who suffer from a less severe version of the syndrome, called fetal alcohol effect.

Mental and physical abnormalities caused by the biological mother’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Characteristics may include prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, irritability in infancy, hyperactivity in childhood, congenital heart disease, and/or mental retardation.

A condition sometimes found in the infants of alcoholic mothers; can involve low birth weight, developmental delay, cardiac, limb, and other physical defects.

Congenital syndrome caused by exposure to alcohol in utero, characterized by mental retardation and specific physical characteristics.

A disorder associated with physical, cognitive, and behavioral difficulties in children whose birth mothers drank alcohol while pregnant. Including birth defects, and serious life-long mental and emotional impairments that may result from heavy maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The most serious of the alcohol related disabilities. Other alcohol related conditions might be called, Fetal alcohol effect (FAE) or Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND)

Variable group of birth defects and long-term mental/emotional impairments that may be suffered by a child as a result of heavy alcohol consumption by a mother during pregnancy. Children with FAS may have significant learning and behavioral disorders (including attention deficit and hyperactivity), poor social judgment, and impulsive behaviors. They may also exhibit certain characteristic differences of the face and head.

A set of debilitating features - both physical and psychological - common to children whose mothers consumed large amounts of alcohol during her pregnancy.

Various congenital abnormalities, both physical and cognitive, that are caused by drinking significant amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.

physical findings and developmental disability caused by heavy drinking during pregnancy. Characteristics include: low birthweight, poor growth after birth, small head, small eyelid openings, smooth philtrum (the area between the nose and lip) and thin upper lip. Alcohol-exposed children with developmental delays but few of the physical features of FAS may be diagnosed with "fetal alcohol effects."

a complex of birth defects including retarded growth and cardiac abnormalities that occur in infants born to women who consume excess alcohol during pregnancy.

Daily heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been known to cause severe defects in the brain and body development of the fetus, called fetal alcohol syndrome. Even moderate drinking is known to be associated with delayed growth of the fetus, and can cause spontaneous abortions or reduce the birth weight of your baby.

a highly variable group of birth defects including mental retardation, deficient growth, and defects of the skull, face, and brain that tend to occur in the infants of women who consume large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.

A condition that effects infants born to alcoholic mothers.

set of serious birth defects that can occur when a pregnant woman drinks excessive amounts of alcohol.

A more severe and definitive cluster of developmental problems arising from fetal exposure to alcohol. Can include delayed developmental milestones, moderate to severe mental retardation, inappropriate social behavior, and behavioral problems.

a group of abnormalities in babies born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy.

A combination of defects in a fetus as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Birth defects, and serious lifelong mental and emotional impairments that may result from heavy maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Symptoms of mental and emotional deficits may include significant learning and behavioral disorders, diminished cause and effect thinking, poor social judgment, and impulsive behaviors.

A pattern of birth defects, and learning and behavioral problems affecting individuals whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy.

A tragic set of permanent physical and mental and behavioral birth defects that result when mothers drink alcohol during pregnancy.

Congenital disorder with mild to moderate mental retardation and distinct facial features as well as a wide range of malformations, found in babies of mothers who are alcoholic or drink large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.

A constellation of physical abnormalities (including characteristic abnormal facial features and growth retardation), and problems of behavior and cognition in children born to mothers who drank alcohol during pregnancy.

a syndrome resulting from the teratogenic effects of alcohol during fetal development; possible symptoms include developmental delay, short stature, microcephaly and hyperactivity

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) involves physical and mental birth defects caused by a baby's mother drinking large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy.

Retarded growth of the developing fetus and infant; cranial, facial, and limb anomalies; and mental retardation caused by heavy consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy.

A condition affecting the children of mothers who consume large quantities of alcohol during pregnancy; it can involve learning disabilities, attentional difficulties, and physical and emotional disability.

a collection of debilitating features that occur in some children whose mothers drank heavily during pregnancy. Inpatient Treatment: Treatment for an addiction that takes place in a controlled environment such as a hospital. The patient is checked into the hospital and remains there until treatment has ended.

The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) always involves brain damage, impaired growth, and head and face abnormalities. See the entire definition of Fetal alcohol syndrome

birth defects and serious lifelong mental and emotional difficulties that result from a child’s prenatal exposure to alcohol. Symptoms may include learning and behavioral disorders (including attention deficits and hyperactivity), poor social judgment, and impulsive behaviors.

A cluster of structural and functional abnormalities found in infants and children as a result of alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy and characterized by growth retardation, facial malformations, and central nervous system dysfunction.

physical and behavioural birth defects shown in children born to mothers who abused alcohol during pregnancy.

Heavy drinking of alcohol during pregnancy (five or six drinks a day) can cause numerous physical and mental birth defects in the baby.

a combination of birth defects caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.

is an irreversible condition associated with excessive consumption of alcohol by a pregnant woman.

A pattern of abnormalities in children prenatally exposed to alcohol. This a term commonly echoed in the world of foster parenting. It is the leading cause of mental retardation, the most preventable, effects irreversible. FAS, recognized only in the past 20 years, can be traced back to the bible. Some characteristics: low weight; dysmorphic facial features i.e. flattened midface, epicanthal folds, flat philtrum, low set ears, ear deformity, thin and red in color upper lip; microcephaly; developmental delays; intellectual impairment; attention disorders; motor problems; hyperactivity. FAS

Fetal alcohol syndrome refers to a group of symptoms exhibited by a child resulting from the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The symptoms may include differing levels of mental retardation, low birth weight, small size, and under development of the upper lip.

Birth defects due to alcoholic parents.

a condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant

Low birth weight, learning impairment, birth defects, and mental retardation (with varying degrees of impact) are signs of alcohol use during pregnancy.

a group of birth defects that occur in children whose mothers drank large amounts of alcohol during pregnancy. The defects include mental retardation, deficient growth, and malformations of the skull and face.

This syndrome is distinguished by congenital birth defects (e.g., growth deficiency, facial malformations, central nervous system problems, major organ system defects). Vision deficits include strabismus, myopia, astigmatism, optic nerve hypoplasia, nysta

A pattern of mental and physical birth abnormalities found in some children of mothers who drank excessively during pregnancy.

A condition that causes birth defects in babies born to mothers who drank alcohol during pregnancy.

Cluster of fetal abnormalities stemming from mother's consumption of alcohol; includes growth retardation, defects in facial features, and intellectual retardation.

Physical, mental, and behavioral problems in a baby resulting from alcohol abuse by the mother during pregnancy. Babies with FAS may have small bodies, abnormal facial features, heart defects, and problems with joints and limbs.

(FAS) - The cluster of symptoms that might be seen in an infant or child whose mother consumed alcohol during her pregnancy.

Abnormal development of the fetus and infant caused by maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Features of the syndrome include retarded growth, small head circumference, a flat nasal bridge, a small midface, shortened eyelids, and mental retardation.