Baby with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
If you drink while pregnant your baby could develop fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). This is a term used to describe a range of alcohol-related birth defects. About 3 in every 100 children and young people in the UK have FASD, but it’s preventable by avoiding alcohol when pregnant or planning a pregnancy. FASD may not always be detected at birth but can cause problems later in life, including: problems with hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention learning and behavioural difficulties experiencing difficulty in social interaction, personal care, making sense of the world, and staying safe sensory difficulties such as being sensitive to, and distressed by, certain patterns of light, sound, or touch vulnerability to victimisation and bullying