An Outside Perspective To My Inside Life

Friday, April 8, 2005

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome



Last night i went out.. and this woman, who must have been 8 months pregnant.. walks up to the bar, buys a shot, sits down, and takes the fucker....

As a society, are we ALL (ESPECIALLY PREGNANT WOMEN) aware that alcohol causes birth defects? Even in small quantities?!?!?!

When pregnant women drink, the alcohol passes RIGHT through to the baby.. and to an undeveloped baby, it wreaks havoc on their poor little systems... they cant break that shit down.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year between 1,300 and 8,000 babies in the United States are born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), a combination of physical and mental birth defects.

FAS is one of the most common known causes of mental retardation, and the only cause that is entirely preventable.

As many as 10 times the number of babies born with FAS are born with lesser degrees of alcohol-related damage. This condition is sometimes referred to as fetal alcohol effects (FAE) or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). These children may have some of the physical or mental birth defects associated with FAS.

That woman.. in my opinion.. is a piece of shit and has no regard for anyone but herself. How can you do something like that to your baby, I just dont get it...

I mean, am I wrong here?