Pregnancy and Alcohol Consumption Kansas City KS

Alcoholic beverages have been known to cross the placenta and reach the baby by the medical community for some time now. The fetal alcohol syndrome has been documented for decades now. Hence, babies that have been repeatedly exposed during the pregnancy to considerable amounts of alcohol present with abnormalities of their development.

Restore III
(913) 636-5119
155 South 18th Street
Kansas City, KS
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Associated Youth Services Inc
(913) 831-2820
803 Armstrong Avenue
Kansas City, KS
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Kansas City Treatment Center
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1125 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS
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Kansas City Alcohol and
(913) 342-3011
707 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS
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DRD Kansas City Medical Clinic
(816) 283-3877
723 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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Mirror Inc
(913) 371-9668
1024 Hoel Parkway
Kansas City, KS
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Substance abuse
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Chautauqua Counseling Center KC
(913) 645-6652
630 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS
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Intermediate Sanction Center
(913) 573-4180
Department of Corrections
Kansas City, KS
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Outpatient
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Substance Abuse Center of
(913) 362-0045
3505 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
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Truman Medical Center Behavioral Hlth
(816) 404-6053
2211 Charlotte Street
Kansas City, MO
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Pregnancy and Alcohol Consumption

To a greater extent, expectant parents are well-versed about the pregnancy and birthing development as pregnancy is a unique one in each couple’s lifetime. Future parents and especially mothers-to-be are receiving contradicting information about alcohol consumption and the risk to their unborn baby. How much alcohol is safe to take during pregnancy? Are there proven effects of alcohol on the baby? What are the effects of alcohol on an unborn baby? What other options does a pregnant woman have if she craves alcohol?

Alcoholic beverages have been known to cross the placenta and reach the baby by the medical community for some time now. The fetal alcohol syndrome has been documented for decades now. Hence, babies that have been repeatedly exposed during the pregnancy to considerable amounts of alcohol present with abnormalities of their development. Such problems care low birth weight, a small brain, mental retardation and overall growth and developmental retardation. Is there a safe time during the pregnancy to consume alcoholic beverages? The safe answer is no because the baby is in constant development and does not have the capacities to counteract the alcohol he can receive through the placenta. Is there a safe amount of alcohol a woman can take during the pregnancy? Again, the prudent answer is NO.

The level of alcohol reaching the baby will vary depending on the type of alcohol taken, the weight of the mother, her own metabolism and so many other factors we have yet to di...

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