After a baby is born, the focus always shifts to the baby. Let’s take a moment to step back and look at what mom has done. Her body grew and changed for months in order to grow and accommodate a new life. Whether she births vaginally or surgically and whether
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is a collection of physical, cognitive, and behavioral problems that can show up in children who were exposed to alcohol while in utero. FASD may present physically as a smooth philtrum—the are between the nose and upper lip which ascends from the cupid’s bow, a smaller than average head size, low body weight, shorter stature, small eyes, a thin upper lip, small palpebral fissures, the presence of epicanthal folds, some ear anomalies, a small and upturned nose, and/or a low nasal bridge.