Table of contents article:
The desire to have a healthy child is natural for every parent. However, sometimes, the doctors diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome. The disease is a complex violation, expressed in mental, physical abnormalities of the baby's development.
The cause of the terrible diagnosis becomes excessive consumption of alcohol beverages by the mother during conception and carrying of the fetus. Fetal alcohol syndrome in children is manifested not only internal deviations, and external. The born baby has a deviation in formation of the Central nervous system, physical changes, mental.
Causes of fetal-alcohol syndrome
Fetal-alcohol syndrome in children treated, but to get rid of it completely impossible. The terrible diagnosis that will haunt the baby all my life. Most often, babies require special care throughout life. Pathological deviations can be weakly expressed, but even a slight violation on the part of the psyche do not go unnoticed.
Life crumbs is completely dependent on the mother. It should give up alcohol at the time of carrying the fetus. Just depends on the baby's health.
Fetal alcohol syndrome occurs in children due to the following reasons:
- admission of drink during pregnancy;
- alcohol abuse up to the moment of conception;
- conception, committed in the process of intoxication.
The father also plays an important role, therefore, serious planning for the birth of the heir both parents must give up bad habits.
Varieties
Fetal-alcohol syndrome is divided into several levels:
- easy – pathology be minimal. The child is slightly behind in development. Exterior no violations, and with careful, quality treatment can cure the boy;
- average – there are persistent, but softly expressed deviations;
- heavy – violation in the structure of the body, mental, developmental abnormalities of internal organs. Often fetal alcohol syndrome does not allow the child to fully develop, and he dies.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a serious pathology. To identify it in the early stages allow for the following symptoms:
- immaturity;
- malformed chin;
- deep eyes;
- facial asymmetry;
- abnormal anatomy of the ear;
- a low nose bridge.
There are other external violations:
- little weight;
- mild weight gain;
- a nervous TIC;
- the onset of stuttering;
- high anxiety;
- sleep disturbance;
- problems with vision;
- apathy;
- attacks of aggression, cruelty.
Fetal fetal alcohol syndrome is difficult not to notice. It is usually manifested with the appearance of abnormalities in the body structure, limbs become disproportionate.
Diagnosis
Today's modern technology allows us to see deviations at an early stages of pregnancy. The most important thing is the timely carrying out of ultrasonic research. After birth also diagnose, it involves the following manipulations:
- the study of the history of pregnancy;
- a careful examination of the newborn;
- Please;
- MRI;
- angiography.
Careful examination of each study will allow us to recreate the big picture. To confirm the diagnosis without examination by a surgeon, psychologist and neurologist.
Treatment
The treatment can only be comprehensively. Only there are two methods:
- conservative, including the use of drugs, the lesson with the doctors, supervision by a neurologist.
- Radical surgery, allowing the plastic, to eliminate the defects of the body or internal organs.
Even modern equipment is not allows you to heal completely. The only exception might be a mild form of the disease.
Prevention
Serious pathology can easily be prevented. It is necessary to abandon bad habits during planning and pregnancy. Both parents should carefully monitor their diet, to abstain from alcohol, Smoking and other negative habits. The health of the crumbs depends on the parents.
