l Syndrome?). It is not unusual that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is misdiagnosed as something else. It is an interesting fact that only 10 percent of medical schools require to students to take a course on diagnosis of individuals with drug and alcohol addictions (WWW:Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?).
             Sadly, the birth abnormalities that babies born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome do indeed last a lifetime (Abrams 6). What a mother has to ask herself in this situation is: should I stop drinking so that my child can live a normal and healthy life? It has been proven that no amount of alcohol is considered to be 'safe? to consume during pregnancy (Plant 62-63). The only way to guarantee 100% prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is to not drink any alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation. It is estimated that one out of 750 babies are born each year with Fetal Alcohol Syndr
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