CHEMISTRY JC2 Preliminary Examination Paper 1 Multiple Choice Additional Materials: Data Booklet Optical Mark Sheet (OMS) 9647/01 23 August 2011 1 hour…
Toxicant Scavenger Hunt and Toxicant Treatment Plan Reference List Cristina Garfield, Dianne Klabunde, April Wells, and Stephen Wood ENV/410 Environmental Toxicology January 11, 2013 Professor Niladri Sarker Toxicant Scavenger Hunt and Toxicant Treatment Plan Reference List Brandt, A. D. (1947). Industrial Health Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.…
Teratogens are substances, including drugs, that cause malformations in the fetus (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2010, p.54).…
to mental disorders. If a mother is exposed to viruses or toxic chemicals while she is pregnant that may play a part. Use…
Also if the mother has exposed her baby to alcohol when she is pregnant then the baby could be born with Fetal alcohol syndrome. This can really affect an infant’s physical development.…
On a sadder note, Janet has had many problems with addiction in the past and has been challenged with keeping herself away from beer in larger quantities than just a few units, at times during the pregnancy. Since alcohol is a factor in this adoption, I have felt it was important that we prepare for protective steps that may be taken to prevent the damaging effects of teratogens. Abnormal development in embryos and the causes of congenital malformations or birth defects. Infants born to alcoholic mothers demonstrate prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, mental retardation, and other malformations. These anatomical or structural abnormalities are present at birth although they may not be diagnosed until later in life.…
During pregnancy that are existing factors that can affect the development of the foetus and that can bring health and other problems when the child is born, which the child can carry for the rest of her/his life, these biological influences before birth can determinate our development throughout our life. Examples of this can be a mother that smoke’s while she is pregnant are more likely to have a child who weight less than normal and also the child might have learning difficulties. If a mother consume a large amount of alcohol it can affect the child as well, the consequences of heavy consumption of alcohol during pregnancy in the child are, they tend to be smaller and have head smaller than normal, also heart defects and learning difficulties, the consumption of drugs during pregnancy can also damage child in the womb.…
The mother’s health is one of these factors. If the mother has a healthy pregnancy and takes folic acid then the baby will be more likely to be born healthy and develop in order to meet their milestones in the first year of life. If a mother chooses to smoke, drink or take drugs during her pregnancy then the baby may develop learning difficulties and they can be born prematurely or with a low birth weight which will affect their development throughout their life. “Women who smoke cigarettes during their pregnancy are at a higher risk of delivering their baby prematurely which means before 38 weeks of pregnancy. Also, women who smoke are at risk of placenta abruption, where the placenta actually peels away before delivery. All of these factors could contribute to giving birth to a premature baby. Premature babies are sadly at risk for many complications like breathing difficulties, digestive problems and low immune system function, as they are not fully developed when they are born.”…
According to the textbook, a teratogen is an agent that causes abnormal prenatal development. (Kail, 2015) Teratogens such as alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, smoking, etc. These teratogens can cause major damages to the fetus and and possibly cause the child to be born with effects such as malformations, cognitive disabilities, or damage to the central nervous system. Specifically, antidepressants are also classified as a teratogen. There has been a lot of controversial research on the exact effects of antidepressants on the woman’s pregnancy. Pregnant women who suffer with major depression and took tricyclic antidepressant drugs and agents that selectively inhibited the reuptake of serotonin, which is critical in the development of the fetus.…
Another behavior that can have an adverse effect on the growing child is alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Alcohol is a teratogen, which is known to be harmful to human development (http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/alcohol.html). Consuming alcohol during…
Early life stage is critical for the development of tissues and bones, and exposure to toxic…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, is drinking during pregnancy that endangers the fetus and causes effects on the unborn. Alcohol crosses the placenta and deprives the baby of nutrients and oxygen. The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy causes physical, mental and neurobehavioral issues. It increases growth restriction, abnormalities in the brain, central nervous system with impairment in cognition and behavior, and physical abnormalities. Some of the disorders are known as alcohol related neuro-developmental disorder (ARND) and the physical malformations are referred to alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD). I have learned that some children commonly go undiagnosed, causing learning difficulties later in school. Alcohol causes an incredible damage; it interferes with the orderly development of tissues during the most critical periods. When the mother consumes alcohol, the fetus is being toxic by it. My question is why risk it or why does this happen. Every woman should be educated on this matter to prevent…
There are three diagnoses linked to FASD such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), -[http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-body/is-it-safe/drinking-smoking-during-pregnancy/ ] (Partial Fetal Alcohol syndrome (pFAS), Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD), and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND). Out of all the conditions of FASD, FAS is the most severe disorder. According to A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia’s information on fetal alcohol syndrome “A pregnant woman who drinks any amount of alcohol is at risk for having a child with fetal alcohol syndrome. No ‘safe’ level of alcohol use during pregnancy has been established”. (Maria Trimarchi 5). Larger amounts of alcohol appear to increase the problems. Alcohol use appears to be the most harmful during the first 3 months of pregnancy. However for women and teenage girls drinking alcohol any time during pregnancy can be harmful. Furthermore, common symptoms of babies with FAS include poor growth, heart defects, facial disfigurement, and delayed development in thinking, speech, movement, or social skills. Typical facial deformities associated with FAS include a small head and upper jaw as well as small narrow eyes…
Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a problem in this country and exposes health and development risks for the developing fetus. Each year an estimated 400,000-440,000 infants (10-11% of all births) are affected by prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure (alcohol and drug). Almost all drugs are known to pass through the placenta and have some effect on the fetus. Prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol has the potential to cause a wide spectrum of physical, emotional, and developmental problems for these infants. Little is documented about the long-term outcome of…
Every year, in the United States of America, between 1000 to 6000 children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), that is considered a huge number. ("Drinking alcohol during pregnancy," 2008). Pregnancy is a very crucial time for the fetus. Women need to take care of the fetus by resting, eating a balanced and diet nutritious and performing some physical exercise. In the world, there are many things that can impact the fetus that women are not aware of and mothers should be cautious. Alcohol is one of them, expectant mothers should not drink alcohol during pregnancy. The purpose of this research is to explain and discuss the deleterious effects of alcohol on the fetal development during pregnancy.…
