Pregnancy and alcohol

Pregnancy is the happiest time for a woman expecting a child. At this moment, she should be very attentive and careful about her "interesting position". But some mothers forget that they need to give up their bad habits, one of which is alcohol. Doctors have not fully determined the harmfulness of alcoholic beverages on the development of the fetus, so it is better to completely give up alcohol, although in the first three months during this period. Pregnancy and alcohol are incompatible concepts. Therefore, if you want your baby to be born healthy and strong, then it is better to wait with alcohol.

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Alcohol during pregnancy

Why is alcohol dangerous during pregnancy? The reason is that alcohol contains toxins that enter the placenta through the bloodstream and then into the body of the unborn baby. If a woman abuses alcohol, she causes serious harm to her baby. Alcohol has a negative effect on the growth and development of internal organs and the brain. Moreover, it can lead to the fact that the child's facial structure will have all sorts of deviations.

If the expectant mother drinks a lot of alcohol during pregnancy, the baby's nervous system suffers from this. As a result, negative consequences may occur. These include learning disabilities and impaired coordination of movements that the child will have throughout his or her life.

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The Effect of Alcohol on Pregnancy

The degree to which alcohol affects an unborn child depends on many factors:

• how much alcohol does the mother of the unborn child consume;
• at what stage of pregnancy does a woman consume alcoholic beverages;
• How often does a young mother drink during pregnancy?

Alcohol has a particular effect on pregnancy in the first three months of pregnancy. It is best to abstain from alcohol during this time. Alcohol can also have a negative effect on a pregnant mother in the last trimester of pregnancy. The reason for the danger is that it is during this time that the baby's brain is actively developing.

Is there a safe dose of alcohol consumption? Doctors have not yet established this. There is no clear answer to this. Some obstetricians and gynecologists believe that one or two servings of alcohol do not harm the unborn baby. Therefore, they do not set any taboos in this amount. Others believe that even the smallest dose of alcohol can cause considerable harm to a fragile child's body. So you should forget about drinking even one glass of wine a week.

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How does alcohol affect pregnancy?

If a baby has intrauterine developmental abnormalities caused by the mother's alcoholism, then in medicine there is a term called "fetal alcohol disorders". This means that he has many disorders caused by congenital developmental abnormalities that can create minor difficulties in learning and more.

One of the most severe cases of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is facial anomalies, low birth weight and height, and subsequent growth and physical developmental delays. It is difficult to teach such children anything, as they suffer from both neurological and behavioral problems. And the worst thing about it is that fetal alcohol syndrome cannot be cured, which means that the child will always have it.

In addition, if a woman abuses alcohol, she may have a miscarriage or give birth to a premature baby, or worse, a stillborn baby. Alcohol affects each mother differently. For one, it is normal, for another, it is too much. Even over-the-counter cough or flu remedies should also be taken with caution. They sometimes contain up to 25% alcohol. Also, you should not take medications with alcohol that relieve pain, but at the same time stimulate narcotics. Here is how alcohol affects pregnancy.

Pregnancy after alcohol

It is important for any woman to know that a serving of alcohol is a certain amount of an alcoholic beverage containing 10 ml of pure alcohol. Therefore, in our time, girls who want to become mothers in the future need to be constantly told that pregnancy needs to be carefully planned. It is necessary to carefully prepare for the conception itself, and not just for the subsequent bearing of the child. However, despite the fact that doctors always remind women that pregnancy should be planned, nevertheless, today a lot of unplanned children are born. But it is good if the child born in this case is born absolutely healthy and strong. It is much worse if pregnancy occurs after an unhealthy lifestyle, because in this case the birth of a healthy child is greatly reduced.

Against the background of the total passion for alcohol among young people, planning a pregnancy is the main condition for the birth of a child. In this case, anyone will say that alcohol and pregnancy cannot be on the same level. Moreover, the expectant mother needs to abstain from alcohol even before conception. So you will think about your future offspring and the continuation of the family in general. And it is better not to drink alcoholic beverages at all while the young body is preparing to bear a future child.

Everyone knows that it is necessary to plan a child several months before its birth. This is a long stage that requires a serious approach to your body. At this stage, the couple should visit specialists, adhere to a healthy diet. You need to prepare both mentally and physically for future conception, pregnancy and childbirth. So that pregnancy after alcohol does not become the biggest mistake in your life. It is important not only before pregnancy, but also during the period of breastfeeding the baby to also give up drinking alcohol.

Pregnancy test after alcohol

Women ask equally often whether it is possible to take a pregnancy test after drinking alcohol. Many believe that if you take it after drinking alcohol, it may give incorrect conclusions. They can be both positive and negative. Others believe that a pregnancy test after drinking alcohol in any case shows the correct result, if only the instructions are followed correctly. So the pregnancy test gives accurate data in any case.

Most often, at an early stage of pregnancy, a woman can drink alcohol without even suspecting that a small person is already living inside her. Therefore, it will not cause too much harm, if you are lucky. In general, alcohol in the 1st month of pregnancy can cause a spontaneous miscarriage. To understand this correctly, you need to read literature about what happens to the fetus at this time. This will make you understand that alcohol in the first days of pregnancy affects the woman's body according to the principle of "either yes or no." Either alcohol will not affect the development of the fetus at all, or it will cause a spontaneous miscarriage.

Most often, a woman who has taken alcohol at the beginning of pregnancy, having learned about her condition later, is very worried. In this case, she needs to be reassured as quickly as possible and made to understand that if the pregnancy continues, alcohol will not have a negative effect on her fetus. The main thing is that in the future she completely refuses alcohol.

Is it possible to drink alcohol during pregnancy?

This question worries many girls, and of course, each of them knows the answer to this question. Is it possible to drink alcohol during pregnancy? Of course not. The fact is that the set of eggs in the female body is created even before the moment of her birth, during intrauterine development. Therefore, this set will be with the expectant mother for the rest of her life. At the same time, it will not only not be replenished, it will also change over time under the influence of some factors.

And first of all, it is alcohol that can have a negative effect on them, as a highly toxic substance, it can “poison” the eggs. This increases the risk that the child will be born with pathologies. Many women, drinking alcohol during pregnancy, are surprised why their baby was born weak or worse, with minor deviations. Without realizing it, they are ruining their baby. It is best to give up alcohol six months before the planned conception. This is a mandatory factor for bearing a strong and completely healthy child.

But the future father should not forget that he should not drink alcohol during the period of pregnancy planning. Doctors have proven that alcohol has a negative effect on the quality of sperm. Moreover, this applies not only to strong alcoholic drinks, but also to beer, which seems harmless and not dangerous to health.

Firstly, alcohol, which penetrates into the seminal fluid, inhibiting the mobility of spermatozoa. This may cause pregnancy to not occur for some time. And secondly, much more dangerous is that alcohol, when it gets into the sperm, can change the properties of spermatozoa, making them pathological. Moreover, their number increases under the influence of alcohol, as does the risk of fertilizing an egg with a pathological spermatozoon. All this will lead to the development of abnormalities in the baby or he will be born with abnormalities. Therefore, experts insist that future fathers also exclude alcoholic beverages at least 3 months before the desired conception. Can a pregnant woman drink it? The answer is definitely no.

Alcohol in early pregnancy

Alcohol in early pregnancy is dangerous, no matter how you look at it. It is worth talking about fetal alcohol syndrome. "Fetus" in Latin means "fruit". This medical definition includes a bunch of symptoms that a child is born with and lives with. They can be divided into 3 categories: underweight and height, various brain anomalies, which include mental impairment, developmental delays, hearing and vision problems, and an unattractive appearance.

In this case, the child must have a full "bouquet". But the essence of the essence does not change. Unfortunately, FAE is not treated. If a child is born with such a syndrome, the most favorable conditions can be created for him, but he will never recover.

Alcohol is highly undesirable at the beginning of pregnancy. But if a woman has already had a drink, then it's either yes or no.

Many doctors claim that you can allow yourself a little dry wine 2-3 times during pregnancy without any risk. But this is a big misconception that cannot be trusted.

What is the danger of alcohol consumed by a woman in the first trimester?

Toxic substances contained in alcohol disrupt the child's developmental balance.

• Alcohol quickly enters the bloodstream, and the placenta does not serve as an obstacle for it.
• Not only ethyl alcohol is harmful, but also its processed products, and acetaldehyde. As a result, the nervous system of the fetus is affected and negatively affects the entire female body.
• Alcohol also disrupts metabolism and reduces the amount of vitamins in the blood.
• Alcohol is dangerous in early pregnancy, since important organs are being laid down from the 3rd to the 13th week. It is at this moment that you need to be careful about your future baby and your health, protecting your future child as much as possible from harmful factors that can affect it.
• Subsequent development and improvement of organs continues from the 14th week. Alcohol can disrupt the main functions of the child's body.

Of course, 1-2 glasses of wine drunk during the entire pregnancy usually do not lead to irreversible consequences. Here, everything depends on how much alcohol was drunk, how strong the future baby's body is, and the quality of the alcohol itself, which also varies. Therefore, it is better to endure now and drink juice than to regret your lack of restraint in the future. There are cases when the expectant mother drinks alcohol at a time when she does not yet know about her condition. If you have had a similar case, do not panic. The main thing is to give up all bad habits during the remaining period.

So what happens during those important first 2 weeks of pregnancy?

• The tissue of the future child and its organs is not formed in the first two weeks.
• The egg cell is fragile at this stage and any negative factor acts on the principle of "all or nothing". That is, either it will not affect the development of the fetus, or, on the contrary, it will kill the embryo.
• Alcohol is not advisable in early pregnancy. These 14 days are just before the next menstruation, and during this period the woman usually does not yet know that she is pregnant. And as soon as she finds out, it is absolutely necessary to immediately stop drinking in the future.

Alcohol in the early days of pregnancy

Many people are mistaken in believing that alcohol is not dangerous in the first days of pregnancy. They reinforce their conclusion by the fact that until the placenta is formed, the growing fetus does not feed from the mother. But this is not entirely true. Even a minimal dose of alcohol can simply interrupt the long-awaited pregnancy. Therefore, it is necessary to refuse its use long before conception, as we have already said, both for a woman and a man, if they do not plan to see their baby healthy, beautiful, and most importantly strong. Alcohol is catastrophic in the following weeks of pregnancy, when the embryo has taken hold and begun to develop. In this case, it can lead to the most serious consequences, which include pathology and deformity of the future child. This moment during gestation is the most difficult, important and dangerous for the fetus.

If the mother does not stop drinking, then her child risks being born with alcohol syndrome, which in the future will cripple the life of not only the child, but also the mother, who will blame herself for the rest of her life.

Many studies prove the fact that fetal underdevelopment of the AS can occur from even 4-5 small doses of alcohol per day. Slightly fewer fetal development anomalies occur with 2 doses per day. You should not limit yourself in quantity, but completely refuse even the smallest amount of alcohol.

Alcohol is highly undesirable in the first days of pregnancy. If the expectant mother does not understand this, then the embryo will develop gross developmental defects, which can also lead to either termination of pregnancy or the birth of a non-viable child.

Alcohol in the first weeks of pregnancy

During the first week of pregnancy, the fertilized egg moves through the fallopian tube to the uterine cavity. At the same time, the egg begins to actively divide and enters the uterine cavity as a loose cluster of cells. As mentioned above, alcohol in the first days of pregnancy and in the subsequent period of gestation causes unbearable harm, or rather leads to the death of the fertilized egg. To understand how it affects pregnancy and its development, it is worth recalling the stages of its development.

After the most active sperm has fertilized the egg, it moves along the fallopian tube towards the uterus. There, the endometrium is ready for implantation. Thus, the fertilized egg, growing into the mucous membrane of the uterus, continues to divide so actively. During division, some of the cells of the egg create a villous membrane called "chorion", from which the very placenta is obtained in the future. The implantation stage indicates that a stable connection is established between the mother's body and the egg, alcohol in the first weeks of pregnancy, which the woman drinks, will in any case get to the egg. And if she drinks it regularly, do not be surprised if she soon has a miscarriage.

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Alcohol in the 2nd week of pregnancy

Alcohol in the 2nd week of pregnancy is also very dangerous. At the end of the first week and during the 2nd week from conception, as we have already written above, the absorption of the egg into the wall of the uterus begins, and the chorion will form there. This is the so-called external branched membrane, with the help of which the attachment of the fertilized egg to the wall of the uterus is carried out.

During these 2 weeks, the laying of organs and tissues of the fetus, as such, does not happen. However, the fertilized egg during this period is very vulnerable, weak and defenseless, therefore, during these 2 weeks, alcohol acts very categorically. It either destroys the embryo, which means that the fertilized egg dies, or, to great joy, does not affect either the fetus or its development. As a rule, during the first weeks of pregnancy, it goes unnoticed, and until a woman discovers that her next menstruation has not begun, she cannot understand what position she is in: “interesting” or not yet.

Drinking alcohol during the 2nd week of pregnancy will result in anencephaly, i.e. the complete absence of the brain. The unborn baby may have a split spine. Down syndrome and many other developmental defects can be considered a bad prognosis. In addition, children born to mothers who drank alcohol during the first days and weeks of pregnancy have a delay in intellectual and physical development. The child, as a rule, clearly shows increased excitability, enuresis, visual and hearing impairments, etc.

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Alcohol in 3 weeks of pregnancy

From the 3rd to the 13th week of pregnancy, as we have already said, the rudiments are formed, all organs are formed. Therefore, there should be no alcohol in the 3rd week of pregnancy.

The further process can be explained by the fact that from the beginning of the fourth week from conception, the embryo begins organogenesis, which tells us that at this moment all vital organs and systems are being laid down, especially the nervous system. During this period, the neural tube is formed, from which the spinal cord and brain will soon be formed.

This period can be called the period of organogenesis, therefore alcohol in the 3rd week can lead to the appearance of one or another developmental defect. Which one exactly? Everything will depend on the time of exposure to the harmful factor.

Even if a woman drinks alcohol in the 3rd week of pregnancy rarely and in moderate quantities, it can still lead to the child having subsequent changes in the brain, the damage from which will not be immediately noticeable.

When alcohol gets into the blood, the fetus's vascular system and liver are initially deformed, the structure of the brain and its development are disrupted, which means that the mental activity of a baby whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy will be retarded.

In addition, women who drink alcohol damage their eggs, which carry genetic information. Therefore, alcohol is quite dangerous for offspring, even if it is consumed before pregnancy.

Alcohol in 4 weeks of pregnancy

Alcohol is extremely dangerous in the 4th week of pregnancy. It can become the most important reason that the future baby will have pathologies, which can lead to spontaneous abortion. As has been said earlier, the laying of all the organs and systems of the child occurs very actively, therefore, alcohol in the 4th week will in any case have a damaging effect on it. Alcohol, which is considered a highly toxic substance, will cause strong negative changes and exclude the possibility of the embryo to form and develop safely. The risk of the baby being born with malformations and other anomalies may suddenly increase. Therefore, for those mothers who want to give birth to a smart, healthy and beautiful baby, they must first of all take care of their health, excluding alcohol from their diet from the first weeks of pregnancy. And it is even better to take care of yourself a few months before the onset of pregnancy, in the process of planning and preparing for it.

The nutrition of the expectant mother should be balanced. Nutrition in the 4th week of pregnancy should include only natural products, which contain a huge number of vitamins and microelements. All kinds of smoked foods, canned goods, semi-finished products should be left in the past. The same applies to fatty and salty foods, sweets.

It is best if the mother refuses "artificial" products containing all kinds of dyes, flavors, food additives, sweet and colored soda. Dairy products, cereals, vegetables and fruits, fresh and natural food will be the key to the health of the future baby. During this period, you need to forget about all kinds of fasting days, diets. If the child does not have enough nutrients and useful substances during this period, this can have a detrimental effect on his formation, development and growth.

Alcohol in the first month of pregnancy

Alcohol in the first month of pregnancy is 200% harmful from a medical point of view. If this does not happen, the child simply does not carry to the end, the pregnancy is terminated, or the child is still born, but with various fetal defects. This is what awaits the babies of those mothers who could not deny themselves a little.

Alcohol is very harmful in the first month of pregnancy, when all the most important things in the body of the future child are formed. Even a minimal dose of beer, vodka or wine can undermine the normal formation of imbalance and cause the development of defects in individual organs. They include:

• gastrointestinal obstruction,
• underdevelopment of the genitourinary tract,
• lung defect,
• dysfunctions of the nervous system.

And the biggest consequence of alcohol in the first 30 days of pregnancy is a disruption in the fetal neural tube system, leading to the birth of a baby who has no brain at all or has a spinal hernia. If the mother combines alcohol with smoking, this is the cause of the extinction of the nation.

Therefore, in Rus' there was a law that prohibited drinking alcohol at a wedding. It was also forbidden to drink it before the first intimacy, which had a huge probability of conceiving future offspring. Our ancestors believed that even the slightest fun with alcohol could become a big trauma for future children.

After all, any alcoholic drink cannot do without ethanol, formaldehyde, fusel oils and other toxic components that cause a hangover at the festive table, which, unfortunately, can bring a lot of sadness and grief to pregnant women. Even a few grams of alcohol can affect sensitive nervous tissue. By disrupting the ability of just 1 cell, it can lead to disruption in the development of all the baby's organs. Microcephaly, hydrocephalus or thinning of the cerebral cortex can be their result.

Alcohol at 5 weeks of pregnancy

If a woman who carries a child under her heart drinks during pregnancy, then the child risks being born not as smart as he could have become. And in the future, he will not be able to realize the potential that was initially laid down by genes. Yes, in appearance, he will be the same as other children, but in other respects, and most importantly, as a result of alcohol in the 5th week of pregnancy, he will lag very behind in psychological development and learning.

If the fair half of humanity is still interested in what alcoholic drinks can be consumed during pregnancy, then the answer will be definitely negative. "None." Vodka, beer and wine will carry a dangerous dose of alcohol consumption for pregnant women, both in the early and later stages of pregnancy.

Many girls and women drink only on holidays. And as soon as they find out a few weeks later that they drank while pregnant, they get scared. What should she do?

If you were not in a state of binge drinking during the first 3 weeks of the first month of pregnancy, then there is no urgent need to do this. If during this period of time a dose of alcohol has a sad effect on the growing organism, then the pregnancy will terminate on its own. The fetus's self-defense will work.

In the future, you need to give up the bad idea and carefully undergo all the examinations prescribed by the doctor. The ultrasound procedure at the end of the first trimester and special tests can help a woman more clearly understand whether a healthy or sick child will eventually be born.

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Alcohol at 6 weeks pregnant

But those women who drank alcohol in the 6th week of pregnancy, later regret it very much. They may have a miscarriage or give birth to a child, but, alas, a sick one. Alcohol in the 6th week of pregnancy, as in any other week, affects the health of the child in an extremely negative way. The 6th week of pregnancy is very important for the child, and very responsible for the mother. After all, it is during this period that any deviations in the normal course of pregnancy can be provoked. Alcohol, with its toxicity, can have a detrimental effect on the child's still fragile body. Alcohol in this case can cause the development of deformities, anomalies and pathologies in the fetus of various natures will appear, and in large quantities - to the expulsion of the fetus. Therefore, in order for the pregnancy to go well and the child to be in no danger, you need to give up alcohol as soon as possible, and it is better not to start drinking it at all.

Some doctors believe that at an early stage of pregnancy, 6 weeks, young mothers do not even know about the new life nascent in her. She can only feel some symptoms, signs, which include:

• Feeling of lack of strength and fatigue;
• Tendency to sleep;
• Acute reaction to odors, which is associated with the onset of hormonal changes;
• Possible increased salivation;
• The manifestation of toxicosis is also quite acceptable and is considered normal, both in the morning and during meals.

If you have found any of the above symptoms in yourself, it is important to immediately consult a doctor, and if pregnancy is confirmed, you need to take good care of your health, diet and the entire way of your new life.

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Alcohol in the first trimester of pregnancy

It is known that if a mother drinks alcohol in the first trimester of pregnancy, it can make unborn children vulnerable to a wide range of disorders called fetal alcohol syndrome. It has already been mentioned above, but it is worth reinforcing the information received once again to understand once and for all that alcohol is harmful to a child at any time during pregnancy. Many studies have confirmed that it is the second half of the first trimester that is considered a critical period in development. A child can be born with a number of deviations, for example, with bone tissue, nervous activity, and even with the growth of teeth. From minor ones to those where there will even be a need for dental prosthetics. Scientists note that the amount, frequency and time of alcohol exposure greatly affect the state of development of fetal alcohol syndrome.

This syndrome has a sad effect on the child's physical and mental development in the future. The child may be born with a "cleft palate". His head size may be much smaller in comparison to his body. He may also have eyes that are close to each other. Short stature may also be a bitter result of ASP.

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Alcohol in the second trimester of pregnancy

Alcohol in the second trimester of pregnancy is as dangerous as in the first. And even more so. The fetus's brain begins to clear up at 8-12 weeks of pregnancy, and it develops until the birth itself. The effects of alcohol during pregnancy can affect the condition of the child's nerve cells. It can grow up either defective, or the nerve cells can be completely underdeveloped. Adults have a lot of nerve cells, and some can simply be replaced by others, but a small organism has little choice. These compensatory capabilities are very small. Therefore, the child can learn with great difficulty, logical thinking becomes quite weak, and communication is difficult. Then problems will arise in all areas of their life, where, undoubtedly, full-fledged nerve cells are important.

Those children whose parents drank during pregnancy suffer from a weak immune system, they get sick much more often than those children whose parents completely refused alcohol. And what is most dangerous is that children whose mother drank alcohol while pregnant have an innate predisposition to alcoholism.

Another insidious property of alcohol is that it does not manifest itself immediately, and the negative impact on the fetus is not visible at the beginning. Alcohol in large doses in the first month of pregnancy can lead to a miscarriage. However, often disturbances in the development of the child's organs and tissues can occur only after childbirth, and sometimes many years later. For example, if the mother drank during pregnancy, the negative effect of alcohol can only affect the child during sexual development. This means that a smart baby at first can turn into a stupid one later, as a result of the fact that mature hormones release all the genetic "failures" that arise as a result of the mother's alcohol addiction.

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Alcohol in the third trimester of pregnancy

Alcohol in the third trimester of pregnancy is even more dangerous than in the early stages. Willy-nilly, the child gets alcohol into his blood through the placenta. Because, of all the toxic substances that lead to disruption of the physical and mental development of the offspring, alcohol is the most dangerous. It is quickly absorbed into the blood and overcomes the placental barrier. Both ethyl alcohol itself and its decay products are harmful to the fetus. In addition to the fact that alcohol has a negative effect on the cells of the future child, from which tissues and organs are created, it also destroys the cells of the nervous system, in particular, the brain. Because of alcohol, vitamins become less and less, and the metabolism and hormonal background are disrupted.

If a woman suffers from chronic alcoholism during pregnancy, then they have a high risk of giving birth to a child with abnormalities and defects. As a result, all this can end:

• cardiovascular disease,
• anomalies in the development of limbs,
• craniofacial defects;
• intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, poor weight gain and mental retardation.

In the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, ethanol increases the risk of miscarriage if a woman drinks more than 30 ml of alcohol twice a week. And in general, just drink even the smallest dose.

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Alcohol in late pregnancy

If a woman regularly drinks alcohol, this can lead to the development of embryofetopathy in the newborn. The probability of birth defects is usually 50%. Alcohol in late pregnancy can lead to the following consequences:

1. Most often, such children have an abnormally developed anus and genitourinary system.
2. In addition, they can be born with cardiovascular defects.
3. In this case, the upper and lower limbs may also be affected.
4. They may have missing fingers, hypoplasia.
5. Also, the cause of alcohol consumption can be pathological changes in the condition of the nail plate, as well as in various joint dysplasias.
6. Such children may have delayed intrauterine development. They are usually born with low birth weight and hypoxia.
7. They may have changes in the craniofacial part. Low forehead, flat and wide bridge of the nose, narrow eyes - as a consequence of alcohol dependence in women.
8. Male fetuses often die in early pregnancy, while female fetuses may develop alcoholic embryofetopathy.
9. Alcohol consumption in late pregnancy can lead to children who have a disrupted adaptation process. They have absolutely no developed compensatory mechanisms, which usually leads to severe excitability and hypoglycemia.

Such children have difficulty swallowing and often refuse to suck. Therefore, every woman should remember that drinking alcohol during pregnancy, even in minimal quantities, cannot bring anything good.

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Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy

If you drink alcohol during pregnancy, the consequences can be quite dire:

• labor may begin prematurely;
• there is a risk of miscarriage, depending on the dose;
• the baby may be born prematurely;
• the child may be born with various developmental defects;
• development of cognitive impairment in early childhood or adolescence.

Therefore, if the mother is unable to give up alcohol during pregnancy, the results will be catastrophic. To avoid this, you need to help the expectant mother not to drink alcohol. For example, a warm bath, relaxing music, massage, sports or passive rest can be its substitute. It also happens that the mother willy-nilly gives up alcohol because of morning sickness during pregnancy, after which she no longer wants to drink anything.

Abuse of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy will definitely make itself felt in the offspring in the form of all sorts of abnormalities, which were mentioned earlier. Alcohol gets into both the mother's blood and the fetus's blood: every glass drunk by the mother is shared in half with her baby. And in some studies it was noted that if a woman drinks a glass of wine during pregnancy, then her future baby drinks the same amount. Alcohol disappears from the baby's blood twice as slowly and slowly as from the mother's blood. Therefore, the baby may be unconscious, while his mother is in a good mood.

It has even been proven that if a mother experiences mild alcohol intoxication, then her child inside experiences this state several times more strongly. It can be safely said that the child in the womb becomes a "passive alcoholic".

And finally, let us once again remind you about fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), which leads to many mental and physical defects.

In addition to the anomalies listed above, a child may be born with:

• deformed ribs and chest;
• curvature of the spine and hip joint;
• limited joint movement;
• the presence of extra chromosomes;
• drooping eyelids;
• myopia;
• short, upturned or sunken nose;
• thin upper lip;
• underdeveloped jaws;
• poorly formed ears;
• organ deformations;
• heart defects and heart murmurs;
• short attention span;
• irritability in infancy;
• hyperactivity in children;
• poor coordination of the body, hands, fingers.

The consequences of alcohol during pregnancy can be disastrous not only for the baby, but also for the whole family. Therefore, do not forget that deviations are not a short phenomenon, but pain that your child will go through life with. So do not subject your baby to painful consequences.

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