In daily life, some people enjoy drinking alcohol, and moderate drinking can warm the body and promote blood circulation, which is also beneficial to physical health. However, if one reaches a state of excessive drinking, it is considered a bad habit and can affect their own health. Especially during the preconception stage, if one party loves to drink excessively, it can make people worry that it may be detrimental to the birth of the baby. So, does family alcoholism affect children?
1. Alcohol abuse can affect children's physical health. Excessive alcohol consumption during the preconception period can have adverse effects on future fetuses. If men frequently consume alcohol, it can affect sperm quality and increase the rate of sperm abnormalities. The combination of malformed sperm and female eggs can lead to poor embryo development, resulting in fetal arrest or threatened miscarriage, as well as the formation of malformed fetuses.
2. After drinking alcohol, the alcohol in the body is metabolized by the liver, so excessive drinking can damage liver and kidney function. If a woman frequently drinks alcohol during pregnancy, it can increase the probability of congenital developmental abnormalities in the fetus's ears, nose, and other organs.
3. Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to alcohol poisoning, which can cause fetal pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, affecting normal brain development and potentially causing congenital intellectual disability in newborns.
If the newborn baby lives in a family with members who frequently abuse alcohol, it can also affect the child's mental health, as such a negative family environment can harm the child's physical and mental development.
