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Substance Use During Pregnancy
With a partner, work together to complete the following
worksheet on fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), smoking and
pregnancy, and illegal drug use during pregnancy.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
Name____________
Hour _____
Name 3 common physical characteristics that are
noticeable on the face of children from FAS.
1.___________________________________
2.___________________________________
3.___________________________________
When is it okay to drink alcohol during
pregnancy? ______________________
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has characteristics that
last a lifetime. Not only are they difficult babies,
but they seem to have physical and mental
problems throughout their life.
During infancy what are 3 common
characteristics of children of FAS?
1.___________________________________
When you are pregnant anything you ________,
______________, or __________________ can
affect you and your baby.
Taking medicine may be o.k. during pregnancy,
but only after:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________.
Using IV drugs during pregnancy puts you and
your baby at risk for ______________________
and ___________________________________.
2.___________________________________
3.___________________________________
Teenagers have certain characteristics that are
Common if they have FAS. Name 2 of them.
1.___________________________________
2.___________________________________
In adulthood, FAS people have a hard time with
A variety of things. Name 2 of them.
1.____________________________________
2.____________________________________
Name an illegal drug and at least 3 problems it
can cause to the fetus (baby):
Drug__________________________________
Problems:
1._____________________________________
2.______________________________________
3.______________________________________
What is one way to still pass along alcohol or
illegal drugs to your baby after birth?
What is actually happening when a pregnant
woman smokes a cigarette while pregnant?
In terms of preventing birth defects, name 4
ways a woman can help prevent them during
pregnancy (yes, it’s in handouts).
1.___________________________________
2.___________________________________
How does nicotine get to the fetus?
3.___________________________________
4.___________________________________
Name 3 complications of pregnancy due to
smoking?
1_________________________________
2._________________________________
3._________________________________
Adverse effects of smoking can occur in any of
the 3 trimesters of pregnancy. The ________ a
woman smokes during pregnancy, the greater
reduction in infant ____________ weight.