{"id":98981,"date":"2015-09-07T13:50:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T11:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=98981"},"modified":"2015-09-07T13:50:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T11:50:41","slug":"alcohol-unsafe-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2015\/09\/07\/alcohol-unsafe-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol unsafe during pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, September 9, is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day.<br \/>\nFoetal alcohol syndrome causes brain damage and growth problems. The problems caused vary from child to child, but defects caused by foetal alcohol syndrome are irreversible.<br \/>\nSigns and symptoms may include any mix of physical defects, intellectual or cognitive disabilities, and problems functioning and coping with daily life.<br \/>\n<strong>Physical defects may include:<\/strong><br \/>\n* Distinctive facial features, including wide-set eyes, an exceptionally thin upper lip, a short, upturned nose, and a smooth skin surface between the nose and upper lip.<br \/>\n* Deformities of joints, limbs and fingers.<br \/>\n* Slow physical growth before and after birth.<br \/>\n* Vision difficulties or hearing problems.<br \/>\n* Small head circumference and brain size.<br \/>\n* Heart defects and problems with kidneys and bones.<br \/>\n<strong>Problems with the brain and central nervous system may include:<\/strong><br \/>\n* Poor coordination or balance.<br \/>\n* Intellectual disability, learning disorders and delayed development.<br \/>\n* Poor memory.<br \/>\n* Trouble with attention and with processing information.<br \/>\n* Difficulty with reasoning and problem-solving.<br \/>\n* Difficulty identifying consequences of choices.<br \/>\n* Poor judgment skills.<br \/>\n* Jitteriness or hyperactivity.<br \/>\n* Rapidly changing moods<br \/>\n<strong>Problems in functioning, coping and interacting with others may include:<\/strong><br \/>\n* Difficulty in school.<br \/>\n* Trouble getting along with others.<br \/>\n* Poor social skills.<br \/>\n* Trouble adapting to change or switching from one task to another.<br \/>\n* Problems with behaviour and impulse control.<br \/>\n* Poor concept of time.<br \/>\n* Problems staying on task.<br \/>\n* Difficulty planning or working toward a goal.<br \/>\nFor more about the disease click the video below.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XdUPp2n7yqU' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='cf17e46b1581e887389e9f01d555b58f'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no amount of alcohol that&#8217;s known to be safe to consume during pregnancy. If you drink during pregnancy, you place your baby at risk of foetal alcohol syndrome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":98985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686,8097],"tags":[8430],"class_list":["post-98981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","category-lifestyle-and-health","tag-foetal-alcohol-syndrome-day"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Lifestyle and Health"},"tag_labels":["Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day."],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}