Running head: THE EFFECTS OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME ON INFANTS The Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on Infants Psychology of Adjustment Abstract Prenatal exposure to alcohol can have detrimental effects throughout a child's life. The primary concerns are changes in the brain that can ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau 10,657 babies are born every day and twenty of these babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance by pregnant women because it legal and socially acceptable (Mercer, 1990). Many pregnant women are not aware of the co...