Which term describes the group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child?

The term which describes the group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child is called fetal alcohol syndrome.The most common reasons of syndrome occurrence is that consumpted alcohol by a pregnant woman passed across the placenta and got directly to the fetus. As a result, people with this problem are not completely able to communicate with people, learn and memorize new things.