{"id":4318,"date":"2018-12-03T23:26:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2023-04-11T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:05:22","slug":"alcohol-during-pregnacy-how-does-alcohol-affect-unborn-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/addiction\/alcohol\/alcohol-during-pregnacy-how-does-alcohol-affect-unborn-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol During Pregnacy: How Does Alcohol Affect Unborn Babies?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, so does her unborn baby. Alcohol in the mother\u2019s bloodstream passes directly through the umbilical cord to interfere with the development of her baby\u2019s body, brain, and organs. Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy also face a high risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome.<\/p>\n
If you are pregnant and need help quitting drinking, understand that drug rehab can help you achieve long-term abstinence from alcohol and reduce negative health consequences for both you and your unborn baby.<\/p>\n
Unborn babies exposed to alcohol in the womb face a high risk for physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities known as\u00a0fetal alcohol spectrum disorders<\/a>, or FASDs. FASDs are completely preventable and can only be avoided by quitting drinking and getting help for alcohol abuse and dependence.<\/p>\n Children born with FASDs may have one or more of the following characteristics:<\/p>\n Alcohol dependence is the strongest risk factor for alcohol use during pregnancy. Women who were dependent on alcohol before becoming pregnant are highly likely to continue using alcohol after conceiving. Other risk factors for alcohol use during pregnancy include poverty, homelessness, mental illness, a history of physical or sexual abuse, and drug or alcohol use by the woman\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n Alcohol detox at an inpatient alcohol rehab center is strongly recommended for pregnant women who actively drink, are physically dependent on alcohol, and who are at risk for alcohol withdrawal.\u00a0Withdrawing from alcohol<\/a>\u00a0without a professional medical detox can be dangerous for the mom and her unborn child, and result in seizures, eclampsia, and other serious complications.\u00a0Alcohol detox during pregnancy<\/a>\u00a0is safe, as long as detox is conducted as a medical detox at inpatient drug rehab where pregnant women can receive 24\/7 medical care and supervision to reduce and treat complications.<\/p>\n America\u2019s Rehab Campuses offer alcohol and drug detox services to help pregnant women safely recover from drug dependence while reducing the risk for FADS and other pregnancy-related complications.\u00a0Contact us today<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about our many drug rehab programs that can be customized for you or a pregnant loved one who needs help fighting and recovering from addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, so does her unborn baby. Alcohol in the mother\u2019s bloodstream passes directly through the umbilical cord to interfere with the development of her baby\u2019s body, brain, and organs. Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy also face a high risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome.If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" <\/p> When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, so does her unborn baby. Alcohol in the mother\u2019s bloodstream passes directly through the umbilical cord to interfere with the development of her baby\u2019s body, brain, and organs. Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy also face a high risk of miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome.<\/p> If you are pregnant and need help quitting drinking, understand that drug rehab can help you achieve long-term abstinence from alcohol and reduce negative health consequences for both you and your unborn baby.<\/p> Unborn babies exposed to alcohol in the womb face a high risk for physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities known as\u00a0fetal alcohol spectrum disorders<\/a>, or FASDs. FASDs are completely preventable and can only be avoided by quitting drinking and getting help for alcohol abuse and dependence.<\/p> Children born with FASDs may have one or more of the following characteristics:<\/p> Alcohol dependence is the strongest risk factor for alcohol use during pregnancy. Women who were dependent on alcohol before becoming pregnant are highly likely to continue using alcohol after conceiving. Other risk factors for alcohol use during pregnancy include poverty, homelessness, mental illness, a history of physical or sexual abuse, and drug or alcohol use by the woman\u2019s partner.<\/p> Alcohol detox at an inpatient alcohol rehab center is strongly recommended for pregnant women who actively drink, are physically dependent on alcohol, and who are at risk for alcohol withdrawal.\u00a0Withdrawing from alcohol<\/a>\u00a0without a professional medical detox can be dangerous for the mom and her unborn child, and result in seizures, eclampsia, and other serious complications.\u00a0Alcohol detox during pregnancy<\/a>\u00a0is safe, as long as detox is conducted as a medical detox at inpatient drug rehab where pregnant women can receive 24\/7 medical care and supervision to reduce and treat complications.<\/p> America\u2019s Rehab Campuses offer alcohol and drug detox services to help pregnant women safely recover from drug dependence while reducing the risk for FADS and other pregnancy-related complications.\u00a0Contact us today<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about our many drug rehab programs that can be customized for you or a pregnant loved one who needs help fighting and recovering from addiction.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americasrehabcampuses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Risk Factors for Alcohol Use During Pregnancy<\/h2>\n
Is Alcohol Detox Safe for Pregnant Women?<\/h2>\n
Statistics on Alcohol Use During Pregnancy<\/h2>
How Does Alcohol Affect Unborn Babies?<\/h2>
Risk Factors for Alcohol Use During Pregnancy<\/h2>
Is Alcohol Detox Safe for Pregnant Women?<\/h2>