USA TODAY - Study: No alcohol
intake safe during pregnancy
It's known that drinking during pregnancy leaves babies vulnerable to a
spectrum of abnormalities called fetal alcohol syndrome. Now, a new study
pinpoints the latter half of the first trimester as a critical time in the
development of some of the syndrome's most telling physical characteristics.
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Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News (South Africa) - 0% alcohol is best for pregnancy - WHO
A Worcester-based alcohol syndrome organisation on Friday urged
pregnant women not to drink any alcohol as doing so may cause brain damage. The
World Health Organisation (WHO) pin-pointed the Western Cape as having the
highest number of children who have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in the world.
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CBS Local - New Study Reveals
More Problems With Drinking During Pregnancy
A new study released this week reveals the hidden dangers of women who
drink alcohol while pregnant.
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MyNorthwest.com - Colton
Harris-Moore's attorney says emails are examples of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
behavior
After emails and phone calls from Colton Harris-Moore, also known as
the "Barefoot Bandit," ridiculing police were released, his attorney
John Henry Browne responded saying this is a classic example of behavior seen
in people diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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Elliot Lake Standard (Canada) - Solutions
exist for fetal alcohol related crimes: lawyer
More grandmothers are needed in the lives of those with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder, says lawyer and advocate David Boulding.
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WA today (Australia) - Pregnant
women 'ignoring alcohol warnings'
Women are continuing to place their unborn children at risk by drinking
while pregnant, health experts have told a federal parliamentary inquiry.
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The North West Star (Australia) - Don't
poison your baby, don't drink
MOUNT Isa is the perfect environment for a health disorder that
condemns children to a life of misery and often jail, but which is 100 per cent
preventable.
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Wall Street Journal - Stricter
Thinking on Alcohol During Pregnancy
In the sixth to 12th week of pregnancy, a fetus's bones, brain and
central nervous system are forming. Buds blossom into arms and legs, and
internal organs start to function. A face with eyelids, lips and other features
appears.
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MATERIALS
Fetal Alcohol Forum – Issue 6
December 2011
NOFAS-UK have published Issue 6, 2011 of their newsletter.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: Understanding the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) in the
United States has recently released a 6-page summary called Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders:
Understanding the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. It summarizes the
latest research on the full spectrum of alcohol-related developmental
disorders, new diagnostic tools that can detect these disorders, and promising
interventions and treatment options.
Pregnancy and Alcohol Brochure
for Aboriginal Families
Best Start Resource Centre in Ontario has released a new brochure for
Aboriginal women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy and their families on
pregnancy and alcohol.
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COMING UP
Managing Difficult Behaviour in
FASD Children in the Community
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Food Holland (Netherlands) - Schippers
voor zelfregulering logo alcohol en zwangerschap op fles
Minister Schippers van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (VWS) gaat
inventariseren of het mogelijk is een logo alcohol en zwangerschap op flessen
alcoholische dranken via zelfregulering in te voeren. Schippers antweoord dat
op vragen vanuit de Tweede Kamer.
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