There are some organ systems that are sensitive to teratogens throughout the entire pregnancy, such as the central nervous system. The central nervous system is the baby's brain and spine. One teratogen that affects the central nervous system is alcohol. Alcohol, at any time during the pregnancy, has the potential to cause birth defects and health problems in the baby, since the central nervous system is sensitive to teratogens the entire nine months of gestation. ...

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FAS is characterized by distinctly abnormal facial features and central nervous system problems. ... There are numerous symptoms which include damage to physical development, the nervous system and behavior skills. ... Brain and central nervous system symptoms include poor coordination, balance, and memory, learning disorders, delayed development, difficulty with problem solving, trouble with processing information, difficulty identifying consequences of their actions, poor judgment skills, rapidly changing moods, and hyperactivity. ...

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There are others who oppose abortion that believe a fetus is a person when their central nervous system is developed. This is because when the central nervous system is intact, a baby will feel extreme pain when abortion takes place. ...

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FAS is characterized by growth deficiencies, skeletal deformities, facial abnormalities, organ deformities, and central nervous system problems. ... Growth deficiencies, skeletal deformities, facial abnormalities, organ deformities and central nervous system problems are other outcomes of FAS. ... Central nervous system (CNS) problems include things such as a small brain, a faulty arrangement of brain cells and connective tissue, mental retardation, learning disabilities, and a short attention span. ...

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Consumed in excess, alcohol is poisonous to human systems and is considered a drug. ... Children with FAS have abnormal facial features, one or more signs of growth retardation, and at least one sign of central nervous system abnormality. ... Children with ARND have central nervous system abnormalities and behavior and cognitive abnormalities. ...

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It is a downer that affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain. ... Cocaine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant that heightens alertness, inhibits appetite and the need for sleep, and provides intense feelings of pleasure. ... Stimulation of the central nervous system may cause tremors in the inexperienced user, or even convulsions with high doses. ...

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It impacts the family, education system, health system and social services in general, as well as individual losses. ... The reason for this is because alcohol affects many organ systems, including the brain, which develops throughout all trimesters of pregnancy. ... Central nervous system defects such as mental retardation and behavior disorders can be seen. ...

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Sexually transmitted diseases usually affect initially the genitals, the reproductive tract, the urinary tract, the oral cavity, the anus, or the rectum but may mature in the body to attack various organs and systems. ... It may affect skin, bones, the central nervous system, the heart, the liver, or other organs. ... As a result they may have immature organ systems, mental retardation, and a risk of dying early in infancy. ...

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The system of that unborn baby cannot break the alcohol down like that of the mother. ... These terms are often used to classify individuals who do not have FAS but share characteristics associated with FAS (especially central nervous system dysfunction and other cognitive abnormal ies). ...

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Heart pacemakers can now keep the heart beating even though other internal systems have shut down. ... In other words, there is no central nervous system activity, and there is no detectable electrical activity in the brain. ... Unplugging the patient from life support systems at this point won't kill the patient, because he or she is already dead. ...

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Their study, Fetal habituation to vibroacoustic stimulation in relation to fetal states and fetal heart rate parameters, proposes to prove that "fetal habituation to repeated stimulation has the potential to become a tool in the assessment of fetal condition and of the function of the fetal central nervous system," Heteren et al, 2000, p. 135). ...

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According to the journal article, "Maternal Obesity, Gestational Diabetes, and Central Nervous System Birth Defects"," Anderson et al. (2005) "maternal obesity and diabetes are both associated with increased risk neural tube defects"." ...

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Many pregnant women are not aware of the complications that are involved with pregnancy. The greater majority of young women see pregnancy as a way of bringing a life into the world but do not use precaution in their dietary habits to prevent the destruction or inhibition of such a life. Most pregna...

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