FAS or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a condition that occurs in a child during its fetal stage or when the mother was pregnant. Although many believe that alcohol during pregnancy does not affect their child, the signs and symptoms only show when their child is born. Intellectual ability issues and brain damage are two major effects of heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy. A closer look at Joaquin\u2019s face will reveal a scar that runs from his lip to his nose. It is called a microform cleft lip, a facial and oral malformation that occurs in a child during the first few weeks in its mother\u2019s womb. Born into a financially unstable home, Phoenix is \u200b\u200bone of many Americans suffering from FAS which is now widely considered the most common birth defect in the country.<\/p>\n