Complications: Some complications in drinking alcohol during pregnancy may result in a miscarrige or still birth and premature delivery. Complications that you may see in the infsnt after pregnancy may include an abnormal heart structure, behavior problems, infant death, mental retardation, problems in the structure of the head, eyes, nose, or mouth, poor growth before birth, and slow growth and poor cordination after birth.
Preventions: Avoiding alcohol during pregnancy is the best was to avoid fetal alcohol syndrome. Women who are sexually active and drink heavily should consider using birth control and keep control of their drinking behaiviors.