NEWS and ARTICLES
NOFAS – NOFAS responds to “light
drinking” Research
Research published
last week in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology affirms that, “…the safest option for pregnant women
is to avoid drinking [alcohol] during pregnancies.” Although, if
you read the headlines or the research sponsor’s news release you
wouldn’t find that statement anywhere.
Canada.com (Canada) - Signs warn of
risk in mixing booze, pregnancy
Nanaimo's
liquor-service sector will soon be required to warn patrons about the
dangers of mixing alcohol with pregnancy.
Canada FASD
Research Network - Light Drinking During Pregnancy: CanFASD
Responds to Confusing Information That Continues to Cloud the Issue
A recent article,
in the BBC (April 16, 2013) online reported about a study in an
International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG). The
headlines read: “Light drinking ‘not harmful to baby’ say
scientists,” and “Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm
child behavioural or mental development.”
UPI.com - Fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder linked to pot's active ingredient
Endocannabinoids,
compounds chemically similar to the active ingredient in marijuana,
play a role in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, U.S. researchers
say.
The Toronto
Observer (Canada) - Ad campaign turning heads one belly at a time
While roaming
around Toronto these days you might have seen some interesting poster
ads. Ads displaying words such as ‘love’, ‘joy’, ‘mom’
and ‘hope’, have been turning heads because the letter ‘O’ is
actually the bare belly of a pregnant woman.
Northern Advocate
(New Zealand) - Safer Journeys - North mums-to-be putting babies
at risk
Mums-to-be are
putting their babies at risk by continuing to drink during pregnancy,
and even driving under the influence of alcohol.
Medical Daily -
Rich Women Most Likely to Binge Drink
Binge drinking is
a risk factor in many health and social problems that affect women,
including unintentional injuries, violence, liver disease,
hypertension, heart disease, stroke, breast and other cancers,
reduced cognitive function, and alcohol dependence.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
YourAlberta - FASD
Prevention: Women and Pregnancy
This session
provides background information on FASD including data on alcohol use
during pregnancy, how FASD can be prevented, and challenges that are
faced in interventions.
YourAlberta - The
Role of the Grandmother in FASD Care and Support
In this session,
Florence and Donita explore the seven stages of a woman's life, to
create awareness of what the woman requires at each stage and how
best to support her.
YourAlberta -
Engaging Students with FASD
Dr. Jacqueline Pei
gives a brief overview of the challenges a child with FASD will face
in the classroom environment and focus on strategies for their
success.
YourAlberta -
Forensic Assessments of Youth Affected by FASD
Dr. Ann Marie
Dewhurst will discuss the differences between traditional
psychological assessments and forensic assessments.
YourAlberta -
Living with FASD - As a Person, As a Parent
This session is
intended to share the experiences of a mother who both lives with a
diagnosis of FASD and parents one child with and one without FASD.
YourAlberta -
Winning the Battle With FASD: A Family Success Story
The Soetaert
Family will provide an in depth conversation of how a family of five
affected by FASD cope with the day to day challenges as well as
successes.
YourAlberta - FASD
and Practice: Issues for Prosecutors
This session will
provide a brief overview of mental health provisions of the Criminal
Code.
mofasorg - FASD
Prevention
Do you know what
FASD is? Can you describe one symptom of someone with an FASD? Did
you know that there are myths and facts surrounding FASD? This
training will help to answer those questions and will provide
strategies and resource information for you or someone that you know.
FASD is preventable.
YourAlberta -
Financial Literacy for Individuals with FASD
This session will
examine the financial literacy training needed by individuals with
FASD.
Telethon Institute
Newsletter - Alcohol, Pregnancy and FASD Newsletter
Welcome to the
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Alcohol, Pregnancy and
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Research Group April 2013
Newsletter.
SAMSHA – FASD
the Course
UPCOMING EVENTS
First International Conference on
Prevention of FASD - September 23 - 25, 2013
This is the first
international conference to address the primary, secondary and
tertiary prevention of FASD. Plenary sessions will promote discussion
and reflection on promising and innovative approaches for preventing
FASD, such as policies and programs to address alcohol use and the
social determinants of health.
Australasian FASD Conference - 19-
20 November 2013
The Public Health
Association of Australia (PHAA) and the Foundation for Alcohol
Research and Education (FARE) invite you to the Australasian Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Conference in Brisbane on 19- 20
November 2013.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders:
Best Practices in the Last Frontier - May 22-24, 2013
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
YLE (Finland) -
Alkoholivaurioituneet lapset tarvitsevat enemmän tukea
Suomessa ei
tarkkaan diagnosoida alkoholivaurioituneita lapsia. Lapsi jolla on
FASD, eli alkoholin altistuksen aiheuttama monimuotoinen oireyhtymä,
tarvitsee neuropsykologi Åse Fagerlundin mukaan enemmän
yhteiskunnan tukea.
Berliner Zeitung
(Germany) - Expertin: Kinder suchtkranker Eltern brauchen mehr
Hilfe
Kinder
suchtkranker Eltern brauchen nach Ansicht von Experten noch mehr
gezielte Hilfe aus der gesamten Gesellschaft.
RESEARCH
BJOG - Light
drinking versus abstinence in pregnancy – behavioural and cognitive
outcomes in 7-year-old children: a longitudinal cohort study
The findings
suggest that light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to
developmental problems in mid-childhood. These findings support
current UK Department of Health guidelines on drinking during
pregnancy.
Alcoholism -
Associations Between Multivitamin Supplement Use and Alcohol
Consumption Before Pregnancy: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System, 2004 to 2008
Approximately 50
to 70% of childbearing-aged women consume alcohol and up to 23% of
pregnancies have some level of prenatal alcohol exposure.
The Journal of
Neuroscience - Anandamide–CB1 Receptor Signaling Contributes to
Postnatal Ethanol-Induced Neonatal Neurodegeneration, Adult Synaptic,
and Memory Deficits
The transient
exposure of immature rodents to ethanol during postnatal day 7 (P7),
which is comparable with the third trimester in human pregnancy,
induces synaptic dysfunctions.
Health Education
and Behavior - A Comparison of Maternal Outcomes From an Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Program for Mothers Choosing an
Intervention Versus Being Randomized
Self-determination
theory and substantial research findings suggest that more desirable
outcomes may occur when participants are able to choose their
prevention or treatment interventions, as having a choice may lead to
greater motivation and feelings of self-efficacy.
Disease Models and
Mechanisms - Long lasting alterations to DNA methylation and
ncRNAs may underlie the effects of fetal alcohol exposure
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are characterized by life long changes in
gene expression, neurodevelopment, and behavior. What mechanisms
initiate and maintain these changes are not known, but current
research suggests a role for alcohol induced epigenetic changes.
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