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Why Shouldn’t Pregnant Women Drink?

Why Shouldn’t Pregnant Women Drink?. Done by: Arun Bala M06301. What This Presentation Will Cover. Why pregnant women SHOULD NOT drink Number of Pregnant women who drink What are the various complications that occur through alcohol

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Why Shouldn’t Pregnant Women Drink?

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  1. Why Shouldn’t Pregnant Women Drink? Done by: Arun Bala M06301

  2. What This Presentation Will Cover • Why pregnant women SHOULD NOT drink • Number of Pregnant women who drink • What are the various complications that occur through alcohol • What else should a pregnant woman avoid to prevent stillbirths • Sources

  3. Why Pregnant Women SHOULD NOT drink BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE BABY!!!

  4. Statistics Number of pregnant women in Singapore

  5. Drinking • Drinking Alcohol can have serious impacts on the baby. • As alcohol is small enough to pass through the placenta, it can reach the baby. • Alcohol affects the brain of the baby. This is will explained later on under Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. • Also, there is a high chance that the mother might have a miscarriage.

  6. Diseases • Through alcohol consumption, there are several diseases that may occur • They are: • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) • Miscarriage • Brain Deformities • Stillborn (is a condition, not a disease)

  7. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) • Is a permanent condition characterized by poor growth and damage to the central nervous system. • Babies with FAS have abnormal facial features, abnormally small heads and brains; heart, spine, and other anatomical defects.

  8. Miscarriages • Chances are higher if pregnant woman drinks during the first 3 months of pregnancy • This is because the baby has 3 times the amount of alcohol drunk within its body • Even 1 DRINK A DAY COULD CAUSE IT

  9. Stillborn • Occurs when the baby is born dead • Alcohol causes major organs such as the heart and the brain to shut down • Thus, the baby dies • This is most common in pregnant women who drink seven or more drinks per week, including mixed drinks, wine, and beer

  10. What else could harm the baby? • Even non-alcoholic drinks and drugs could harm the baby. • Some examples include Coffee, and smoking.

  11. Coffee • Contains caffeine which is diuretic. • Thus it affects the nutrition of the baby. • Also, as it cannot be broken down easily by the babies’ body, it gets stored with the baby. • This can be potentially lethal because it speeds up the heart rate of the baby. Thus, it overexerts itself.

  12. Smoking • It retards growth and brain development within the baby. • It also impairs breathing after birth and may sometimes cause premature birth. • Its also causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) • And lastly, it can KILL BOTH MOTHER AND BABY!!!

  13. Questions?

  14. Sources • http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/3542.html • http://www.fasarizona.com/CitizenNov2001.htm • http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2003/pregdrink.htm • http://www.epigee.org/pregnancy/caffeine.html • http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t105800.asp • http://www.hopeforkids.com/body_craniosynostosis.html • Biology: Life on Earth Textbook by Teresa Audesirk, Gerald Audesirk and Bruce E Byers

  15. THANK YOU!!

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