A 23-year-old woman presents to the OB-GYN office you work in. She was recently surprised to learn that she is pregnant.
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:04 am
A 23-year-old woman presents to the OB-GYN office you work in.
She was recently surprised to learn that she is pregnant. She
estimates that she is about 8 weeks along. She tells you that she
regularly drinks on the weekends with her friends. She asks you,
“Is that a problem? As long as I don’t drink very much, I can still
have a drink occasionally while I’m pregnant, right?”. How
would you answer her questions? What types of abnormalities
can be caused by alcohol, and how does genetics influence this?
She was recently surprised to learn that she is pregnant. She
estimates that she is about 8 weeks along. She tells you that she
regularly drinks on the weekends with her friends. She asks you,
“Is that a problem? As long as I don’t drink very much, I can still
have a drink occasionally while I’m pregnant, right?”. How
would you answer her questions? What types of abnormalities
can be caused by alcohol, and how does genetics influence this?