Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Minnesota Public Radio recently completed a six-part series on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The report, which began last month, says that 40,000 babies who have been exposed to alcohol in the womb are born each year. "When a pregnant woman drinks, she risks giving birth to a child with a broad range of health problems, the most common of which is permanent brain damage."
The stories discusses how parents detect, treat and educate children with FASD, as well as offer resources to help families cope.
This may be particularly interesting to those who have adopted or are considering adoption: Biological mothers know how much they drank while pregnant, but those of us who adopt have to take the word of the birth mother or, in extreme cases, the state agency that took the baby away from her.
I urge any parent who even suspects their child may have a fetal alcohol disorder to read this series.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/standard/display/project_display.php?proj_identifier=2007/09/05/fasd
The report, which began last month, says that 40,000 babies who have been exposed to alcohol in the womb are born each year. "When a pregnant woman drinks, she risks giving birth to a child with a broad range of health problems, the most common of which is permanent brain damage."
The stories discusses how parents detect, treat and educate children with FASD, as well as offer resources to help families cope.
This may be particularly interesting to those who have adopted or are considering adoption: Biological mothers know how much they drank while pregnant, but those of us who adopt have to take the word of the birth mother or, in extreme cases, the state agency that took the baby away from her.
I urge any parent who even suspects their child may have a fetal alcohol disorder to read this series.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/standard/display/project_display.php?proj_identifier=2007/09/05/fasd
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