Mia continued to drink heavily with her friends throughout her pregnancy. Her son, now four, has physical abnormalities, including an underdeveloped jaw and thin upper lip, and cognitive and behavioral problems. He most likely has .

This question lacks options, options are:

a. Down syndrome

b. fetal alcohol syndrome

c. hydrocephalus

d. spina bifida

The correct answer is b.

Explanation:

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a serious condition that arises due to the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. These conditions can harm each person in different ways and can range from mild to severe, with long-term implications that can include physical, mental, behavioral or learning problems. As for the abnormal facial characteristics, they present, for example, a less marked groove between the nose and the upper lip (this fold is called the filter or subnasal groove).