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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) [1] Partial fetal alcohol syndrome (pFAS) refers to individuals with a known, or highly suspected, history of prenatal alcohol exposure who have alcohol-related physical and neurodevelopmental deficits that do not meet the full criteria for FAS. [22] Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder (ARND) [22] [1]
The number of neonates born with addiction or experiencing withdrawal symptoms are increasing at an undesirable rate in North Bay from 22 babies in 2012-2013 to 48 babies born with NAS in 2014-2015. [51] Furthermore, North Bay Regional Health Centre was home to 10 NAS babies in January 2016 alone. [52]
Doctors believe they may have discovered a new syndrome after finding severe birth defects that may be linked to fentanyl use during pregnancy in at least 10 babies.
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [1] [2] opiates, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and other substances. [3] [4] [5] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.
The number of babies born with severe birth defects connected with fentanyl use during pregnancy is rising. Scientists now have strong evidence linking the drug to abnormalities in newborns.
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An analysis of six-year-olds with alcohol exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy showed lower academic performance and problems with reading, spelling, and mathematical skills. Six percent of offspring from alcoholic mothers have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The risk an offspring born to an alcoholic mother having FAS increases from ...
Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE), theorized in the 1970s, occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine including crack cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug.Babies whose mothers used cocaine while pregnant supposedly have increased risk of several different health issues during growth and development and are colloquially known as crack babies.