Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Spectrum Disorders / FAS FASD Video
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Spectrum Disorders / FAS FASD Video – Over 375000 newborn babies have been exposed to drugs in utero. The film promotes zero tolerance for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and drugs for all pregnant women. This film describes the effects of exposure to alcohol and drugs on the fetus during pregnancy. The purpose is to promote awareness of the problem among teenagers who are at risk for both unplanned pregnancy and substance use. Medical experts offer information and mothers of drug-exposed babies share their stories. A foursome of engaging young people present an in-depth exploration of the growing problem of prenatal alcohol and other drug abuse. Produced in the stylish, fast-paced format popular with today’s teens, this gripping film take a serious, no-holds-barred look at what happens when pregnant women use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The film includes an examination of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, nicotine’s effect on unborn babies, risks for AIDS, SIDS and FAS, drug effects at various stages of pregnancy, how drugs affect unborn babies and other relation social and emotional problems. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and a spectrum of associated disorders, sometimes called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), is a permanent birth defect caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The term fetal alcohol effects (FAE) or alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) is applied to children whose mothers are known to have drunk heavily during pregnancy and …
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Call Peter at 630-2175 or Diane at 529-0845. After Abortion Support Group and individual help for women and men experiencing abortion-related distress. Call Pat at 727-8176 or email [email protected]. Associated Pregnancy Services, 8501 …
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HOMELESS IN AMERICA'S HOMETOWN: Canary on a cold night
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That amount of food, altogether, would have fed close to 400 families for a year, possibly keeping them off the streets, out of the shelters, leaving room at a local church for that one homeless man that you had grown used to seeing in the early …
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Jenni Rivera: Mexican-American Singer's Tragic End Echoes Life Of Hardship …
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When Rivera's parents decided to cross the border illegally from Mexico into the United States, Rosa Saavedra discovered she was pregnant, the singer said in an interview in 2001. She thought about abortion, but her religious faith pushed her to …
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