Patient's question:
My partner smokes and drinks beer, but he drinks beer, usually one or two bottles per meal, and smokes a few cigarettes a day. We didn't plan to get pregnant, but we ended up getting pregnant anyway. I'm worried that the child's physical and intellectual development might be affected. I told him we could do the Down syndrome test, but last night he said the child's intelligence can't be tested and that I should have an abortion. Now that the child is two months old, I don't want to abort and I feel like crying all the time. He's threatening to end the marriage. Is it true that a thorough Down syndrome test only needs to check a small part? If the test comes back negative, will there be no major issues with the child's intelligence? Can you give me some advice, doctor?Doctor's answer:
It's okay to have a minimal amount of smoking during the pre-pregnancy period. However, consuming a significant amount of beer daily can interfere with the fetus to some extent. But since it's not the woman drinking the beer, this isn't a major issue. He is drinking beer, which contains a small amount of alcohol, and this is done before delivery. This has little impact on the quality and function of sperm. In other words, as long as the woman doesn't drink beer after becoming pregnant, this isn't a problem. He also doesn't engage in prolonged drunkenness. I believe the fetus can be carried to term. During pregnancy, the Down syndrome screening is just a risk assessment test and cannot fully determine whether the fetus has congenital idiocy.