| The ill effects of alcohol consumed during | | | | disabilities of FAS are caused by a pregnant |
| pregnancy causes a pattern of mental and | | | | woman consuming alchohol between the 10th and |
| physical defects in some unborn babies, known | | | | the 20th week of pregnancy.Alcohol interferes |
| as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Fetal alcohol | | | | with the ability of the fetus to receive |
| syndrome was named in 1973 by two | | | | sufficient oxygen and nourishment for normal |
| dysmorphologists, Kenneth Lyons Jones and | | | | cell development in the brain and other body |
| David W. Smith of the University of | | | | organs. FAS is characterized by abnormal |
| Washington Medical School in Seattle.In the | | | | facial features, growth deficiencies, and |
| United States, there are more babies born | | | | central nervous system problems. People with |
| with fetal alcohol syndrome than HIV or Downs | | | | FAS have problems with learning, memory, |
| Syndrome. A child born with FAS may be | | | | attention span, communication, vision, |
| seriously handicapped, possibly requiring a | | | | hearing, or a combination of these. |
| lifetime of special care. Most of the | | | | |