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[littlerosettes]

I should show this to my friend who smokes and drinks and she is 16 and pregnant... shameful really

[FantasmaBAnco]

You can't reverse foetal alcohol syndrome. You've got a window of opportunity in the first trimester to *minimise* harm to the foetus's and the mother's health, but you can't reverse FAS.

[peterb1968]

@FantasmaBAnco I believe you are correct, but the more you drink the more likely the baby is to have it and the worse it may be.

[FantasmaBAnco]

@peterb1968 Well, you're right there. I've seen different gradations of FAS over the years, but once the first trimester is up, it's game over for FAS prevention. It's a life sentence for the child AND society, because these kids are prone to behavioural, and health issues, emotional disturbances, developmental problems and learning disorders, so they cost the Australian tax payer a MINT over the course of their lives. Many young men currently in jail have FAS.