Question

When an infant has been identified as having had fetal exposure to alcohol, which assessment parameters should be considered?

Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Monitor the child for fetal alcohol syndrome during the intial weeks, month and year. Childs physical appearance, mental growth should be assessed.

Following assessment should be done in infants exposed to alcohol

□Development of the child

fetal exposure leads to delayed developement, lower than average weight and height.

□Facial features

Small eye, thin lips , smooth ridge between nose and lip are features of infants exposed to alcohol

□Behaviour

sleeping problem,difficulty adapting to change,attentional deficit are found in these infants

□Gross motor skills

Infants exposed to alchol may have variations in

▪the way the child crawl / walk

▪ sitting

▪ movemnent of body parts.

□Central nervous system functiction and sctruture should be assessed