The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can lead to ____________ disease of the child
A
Communicable
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B
Non communicable
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C
Chronic
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D
Congenital
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Solution
The correct option is B Congenital The mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can cause a continuum of various permanent birth defects : cranio-facial abnormalities, brain damage, intellectual disability, heart disease, kidney abnormality, skeletal anomalies, ocular abnormalities. Also called as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders