If my baby is affected by alcohol, will the problems go away?

If your baby’s brain does not develop correctly because of alcohol exposure, this can cause permanent developmental and intellectual disabilities.  Your child will need lifelong care. Less serious problems can be treated but may limit your child’s abilities. Alcohol can affect unborn babies in many different ways. Babies can be born with some or all of these effects:

• Attention and memory problems
• Learning disabilities
• Hyperactivity and behavior problems
• Difficulty with judgment and reasoning
• Poor coordination or delayed motor skills
• Growth deficits
• Altered facial features (thin upper lip and no groove above lip)
• Mental retardation
• Heart, lung and kidney deficits