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This newborn baby in Oklahoma shows the pronounced features of FAS and severe heart disease. Birthweight and length less than fifth percentile for gestational age.
Children with Fetal Alcohol System usually have smaller heads, deformed facial features, abnormal joints and limbs, poor coordination, problems with learning,
and short memories.
Victims of fetal alcohol syndrome often experience mental health problems, disrupted school experience, inappropriate sexual behavior, trouble with the law, alcohol and drug problems, difficulty caring for themselves and their children, and homelessness.
Source: State University of New York - Potsdam
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