Introduction
As a parent the most important thing that one can ever wish for is to deliver a healthy baby. However, that is not always the case in some situations a mother’s addiction can affect the development of a once healthy fetus causing short to long term effects. Women today believe that having a glass of wine or binge drinking during pregnancy is okay but it is not, it is wrong and inconsiderate to the fetus. When a mother drinks during pregnancy her judgement becomes cloudy and just like a car collides with another car to cause an accident or death, she is causing alcohol to collide with her fetus developmental growth and possible demise. She becomes detached from reality and is no longer worrying about her unborn fetus needs but the needs of herself. Fetal alcohol Syndrome can cause growth, mental and physical abnormalities in a fetus delaying their future capabilities(Brennan,2015).
Signs of fetal alcohol syndrome was discovered in the 1714 during the “Gin epidemic were about 2 million gallons of gin were consumed in England. As a result, there was a correlation between expectant mothers who drink and babies being born with low birth …show more content…
So if a woman knows she is pregnant, and still consumes alcohol for whatever reason does not feel any sympathy for her unborn fetus, she chooses the bottle over the wellbeing of her child and for me that is not right. No child should ever have to suffer for their mother’s actions. Help is available, there are resources that can help a mother do the right thing for their child. Every mother should want what’s best for their unborn child and equally give them a fair chance at living a healthy life but in some instances that is not always the case, sometimes the addiction wins over will power and nobody suffers the most but the