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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) cause a child to experience issues with growth, central nervous system problems, facial feature differences and problems with attention span, learning, vision and hearing. FASD is a result of prenatal alcohol exposure and can cause a multitude of psychological conditions. Jenelle Ferry, M.D., neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition, and infant development at Pediatrix® Neonatology of Florida, explained that these disorders develop in part because of the profound effects that alcohol can have on developing fetuses. “Alcohol can interfere with the way that nerve cells develop and how nerve cells connect to each other in different parts of the brain, which therefore can affect their functioning,” she said.
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