There are many people in the world that do not realize that an unborn child is not the only one that is at risk if the mother is using drugs while she is going …show more content…
Mothers that drink while pregnant will send the alcohol to the placenta that will create defects to the baby. Many will have premature births before 37 weeks. Many babies will have (FASDs) when they are delivered. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is caused when the mother drinks all the time during pregnancy. “1 in 20 children in the United States have (FASDs) when they are born.” (NICHD,2012) Babies born with (FASDs) have different effects on their body. Many will have abnormal fetal development and be delivered with (FAS). Fetal alcohol syndrome is when the baby is born and starts to experience withdrawment symptoms. These symptoms cause the babies to shake, jittery and have irritability. Babies also will have a hard wanting to get fed when they are going through