While people in pregnant women drinking on fetal harm as known somewhat, however, American scientists have recently made an in-depth study of the show, pregnant women drinking of fetal harm, in addition to the already learned to fetal brain and spinal cord injury, can also impair fetal arm and leg nervous system.
The researchers said, the previous scientific studies show that, pregnant women drinking on fetal central nervous system destruction, leading to the birth of the baby is likely to occur in brain retardation and other related diseases. And this their research proves, the damage can be beyond the central nervous system, affecting the peripheral nervous system.
The researchers selected 17 newborn infants born at term as the object of study. These neonates of mothers during pregnancy had been drinking a lot. Then, the 17 neonatal screening during pregnancy has not been drinking and 13 neonates born to mothers compared. The researchers explained that, the so-called drinking refers to a day of drinking in the 4 standard cups, and a standard cup is equivalent to a beer or a glass of wine.
A medical examination showed that, during pregnancy had been drinking a lot of mothers of newborn infants born (one month to one year ) of the neural information transmission ability have significant problems. The researchers said, as a result of this injury has been sustained to one year old, so, can say the alcohol on the developing nerve damage is permanent.
The researchers said that at the same time, because the study is not to speak of neonatal age, so it is uncertain whether alcohol consumption during pregnancy on children's other sensory nervous system, such as the pain and numbness of the sensory nerve can also damage. Therefore, they will continue to follow the study of these children 's development, so that a more complete understanding of alcohol on children other body functions and influences the system.