Is there a cure for fetal alcohol syndrome?

No, fetal alcohol syndrome is a developmental problem where the alcohol damaged the baby's brain tissue and other organs while they were developing. Unless you can somehow regrow your brain, you can't cure it. Babies are hurt by alcohol within 4 weeks of conception, around the time you first start to wonder if you are pregnant or not.

no, unfortunately not. all the effects of f.a.s. are not known and the amount of alcohol consumed by the mother to cause this syndrome is not known. thats why its better to just not drink.

If pregnant women would take the responsibility and not drink then this syndrome would disappear. There is no excuse to drink any amount of alcohol while pregnant.

No, unfortunately.

No there's not. The baby will have to go through withdrawal symptoms if addicited - just the same as it would with drugs.

It is difficult to go through the whole pregnancy without alcohol as many have had a drink or two before realising that they were pregant. But if the mother is an alcoholic, well, that's different. Firstly she should be praised for not aborting but then do whatever is in her power to give up the booze.

It's a toughy...

Effects of FAS are lifelong and can range from mental retardation, poor growth, facial defects, and behavioral problems.

Only cure is prevention and not abuse alcohol when pregnant.

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