Problems in counseling the epileptic mother.

Epileptics, medical colleagues, and the public must be educated regarding the teratogenicity of anticonvulsants to the developing fetus. To prevent the serious problems of the fetal hydantoin-barbiturate syndrome, epileptic mothers must be given counseling. There are numerous problems encountered in counseling any individual with genetic disorders and dull intellect. More than the usual time and effort and cooperation of many agencies is needed to achieve success in counseling.