Social Control of Mothers

Abstract

The article focuses on the essence of encouraging mothers to avoid drinking alcohol to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). It mentions the recommendations of the Surgeon General of the U.S., the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics for complete abstinence from alcohol for women who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. However, author Elizabeth Armstrong notes that FASD is related to a whole host of environmental factors.