COMING UP
EUFASD - Second
European Conference on FASD
The European FASD
Alliance is pleased to announce the Second European Conference on
FASD – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: clinical and biochemical
diagnosis, screening and follow-up, which will take place in
Barcelona, October 21 to 24, 2012.
NEWS
RedOrbit - Eye Movement Research
Could Help Diagnose Neurological Disorders
USC-led team has
designed a low-cost, easily-deployed method for detecting ADHD,
Parkinson’s, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Researchers at
the University of Southern California have devised a method for
detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye
movements.
World Socialist
Web Site (South Africa) - Rising incidence of Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome in South Africa
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a range of permanent birth defects
caused by the maternal intake of alcohol. The term Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) is applied to children at the severe end of the
spectrum. South Africa’s Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces
have the highest FAS prevalence in the world.
Doctors Lounge -
Variation Noted in Pattern of Alcohol-Related Birth Defects
Exposure to
alcohol early in pregnancy produces a pattern of facial and brain
defects that can vary greatly depending on the time of exposure,
according to an experimental study published online Aug. 22 in PLoS
One.
Sky News
(Australia) - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome under spotlight
Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome came under the spotlight this week after the Federal
Government announced new funding for programs targeting the problem.
Ministry of
Children and Family Development (Canada) - New online tools boost
FASD awareness in B.C.
To kick off Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and Support Month, the
B.C. government is launching an awareness campaign with new online
tools and an interactive quiz to get people of all ages involved.
SEPTEMBER 9
CDC - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day
September 9th is
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) Awareness Day. Drinking
alcohol during pregnancy can cause FASDs. Read about Melissa’s
experience with alcohol use during pregnancy. Information about the
new FASD app is also provided.
GEMS (South
Africa) - International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day, 9 September
2012
Many mothers are
not aware that drinking excessive amounts of alcohol during pregnancy
can be harmful to their unborn baby. Alcohol may be toxic to the
foetus and can cause a number of health problems for both the mother
and the unborn child including spontaneous abortion, premature
labour, stillbirth and foetal alcohol syndrome, which is a variety of
different birth defects.
MATERIALS
Barry Carpenter
Education - Information for parents, carers and professionals
FASD is a direct
result of prenatal alcohol exposure and can be completely eliminated
if pregnant women do not drink alcohol.
RESEARCH
NHS - Gross
motor performance in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and
following “moderate” to “heavy” levels of prenatal alcohol
exposure: a systematic review
What is the
prevalence of gross motor impairment in children 18 years or younger
with a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder or exposed to
"moderate" to "heavy" levels of alcohol
prenatally?
The American
Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse - A Review of Evidence-Based
Approaches for Reduction of Alcohol Consumption in Native Women Who
Are Pregnant or of Reproductive Age
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs) are the leading preventable cause of
developmental disabilities in the United States and likely throughout
the world. FASDs can be prevented by avoiding alcohol use during
pregnancy; however, efforts to prevent risky alcohol consumption in
women of childbearing potential have not been universally successful.
PLOS -
Ethanol-Induced Face-Brain Dysmorphology Patterns Are Correlative
and Exposure-Stage Dependent
Prenatal ethanol
exposure is the leading preventable cause of congenital mental
disability. Whereas a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
requires identification of a specific pattern of craniofacial
dysmorphology, most individuals with behavioral and neurological
sequelae of heavy prenatal ethanol exposure do not exhibit these
defining facial characteristics.
Alcoholism -
Effects of Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Iron Deficiency
Anemia on Child Growth and Body Composition through Age 9 Years
Prenatal alcohol
exposure has been associated with pre- and postnatal growth
restriction, but little is known about the natural history of this
restriction throughout childhood or the effects of prenatal alcohol
on body composition.
Alcohol and
Alcoholism - Maternal Alcohol Use during Pregnancy, Birth Weight
and Early Behavioral Outcomes
To examine the
effect of maternal alcohol use during pregnancy on infant behavioral
outcomes and birth weight, and to investigate the differential
susceptibility of infant behavioral outcomes and birth weight to
prenatal alcohol exposure.
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