NEWS and ARTICLES
Medical Xpress - Delayed auditory
processing found in fetal alcohol syndrome
Preschool children
with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) display delays in
auditory processing, which may serve as a useful neural marker of
information processing difficulties, according to research published
in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental
Research.
Northern News
Services - Assessment team working to identify fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
One NWT family has
been very straightforward with its adopted children as they cope with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The mother of that family, whose
name will be withheld in this story for privacy reasons, said she and
her family have always been communicative about the disorder, its
cause and its impact on their lives.
Patch.com (USA) -
County Considering Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Warning Signs
More than 20 years
ago, the Hillsborough County Commission adopted what was called the
"Hillsborough County Alcoholic Beverage Public Awareness
Ordinance," which required all establishments that serve
alcoholic beverages to post a visible health warning sign on the
premises.
Health24.com
(South Africa) - FAS prevalence underestimated in South Africa
“The 15th
October is National FAS Day and is an opportunity to once again
highlight the incidence of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in South
Africa and the need for urgent, effective educational programmes to
combat the problem.
The New Age Online
(South Africa) - Alcohol study with kids at advanced stage
A three-year
research study into the prevalence of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
among primary school pupils in Kimberley’s two communities of
Roodepan and Galeshewe is at an advanced stage.
Womens Health and
Urban Life - Decolonizing Policy Discourse: Reframing the
‘Problem’ of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
In this paper, we
examine how Canadian federal policy discourse on Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) frames the ‘problem’ of alcohol use and
FASD in gendered and colonial ways that marginalize the needs of
women.
Fassy.org
(Australia) - Austrailan National advisory body urges government
and service providers to take action to prevent fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
The National
Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) has today released its
Position Paper: Addressing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in
Australia, and is calling on government and health and related
services to implement several recommendations to combat this
preventable condition and to support sufferers and their families.
RESOURCES
Anspear - My
Name is Sam
My Name is Sam is
an introduction to Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders developed by the
FASD Trust. It contains a story book for children and a guidance
section for parents and carers.
RESEARCH
Alcoholism - Fetal
Alcohol-Related Growth Restriction from Birth through Young Adulthood
and Moderating Effects of Maternal Prepregnancy Weight
Fetal
alcohol-related growth restriction persists through infancy, but its
impact later in life is less clear. Animal studies have demonstrated
important roles for maternal nutrition in fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders, but the impact of prenatal maternal body composition has
not been studied in humans.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Eindhovens Dagblad
(Netherlands) - Drinkende moeder makkelijk ontmaskerd
DEN HAAG - Uit de
allereerste ontlasting van baby's valt af te leiden of de moeder
tijdens de zwangerschap alcohol heeft gedronken. Onderzoekers van het
Erasmus MC in Rotterdam hebben hiervoor de zogeheten meconiumtest
ontwikkeld, vernoemd naar de donkergroene, plakkerige ontlasting van
pasgeborenen.
Centrum Prasowe
(Poland) - I Ty możesz przeciwdziałać FAS. Zobacz, jakie to
proste!
Kompania
Piwowarska i Fundacja FASTRYGA poszerzają zasięg kampanii
społecznej „W ciąży nie piję alkoholu”, promującej wiedzę o
FAS (Płodowym Zespole Alkoholowym). Organizatorzy przygotowali
materiały edukacyjne na temat zagrożeń wynikających z picia
alkoholu w czasie ciąży.
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