Fetal Alchol Syndrome

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ENGLISH 102 COMPOSITION II 2MAY 2002 - 22 AUG 2002 ESSAY 4 THE HANGOVER THAT LASTS A LIFETIME 1 June 2002 Fetal alcohol syndrome is often called the hangover that lasts a lifetime. The only cause of fetal alcohol syndrome is women who drink during pregnancy. This affects the development of the fetus causing physical malformations and central nervous system deficiencies. For physicians, diagnosing fetal alcohol syndrome can be difficult if alcohol use by the mother is either not suspected or not …

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