ARTICLES AND NEWS
Irish Independent (Ireland) -
Mums-to-be are playing 'Russian roulette' with alcohol
Many middle-class
women are putting their unborn children at potential risk of brain
disorders by ignoring warnings not to drink alcohol during pregnancy,
a new report will reveal.
Wawatay News (Canada) - Saugeen man
on hunger strike over FASD
Saugeen’s Paul
Machimity is into the second week of his hunger strike to raise
awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Pregnancy drinking harming hundreds
IT has been
described as Australia's "invisible birth defect" and, in
the six months since a major report calling for pregnancy warning
labels on alcohol, 1300 children have been born with brain damage.
Mlive.com (USA) -
Lansing to Washington: Advocate begins walk to highlight fetal
alcohol exposure and mental illness
Jim Casha is
walking to Washington D.C. Again. The 58-year-old Michigan native,
who currently resides with his in-laws in Canada but is a regular at
the state Capitol and Detroit City Council, made the walk three years
ago, and despite his advancing age, set out again on Friday morning
with plans to reach D.C. in 40 days.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Still no warning labels on alcohol one year on
NO LABELS have yet
been put on alcohol products sold in Ireland containing health
warnings about drinking during pregnancy, despite the recommendations
of a report a year ago.
vtdigger.org -
Health Dept. launches campaign: ‘049’ = Zero Alcohol for Nine
Months of Pregnancy
A mother’s use
of even small amounts of alcohol can cause health problems for her
baby, a fact that many women and their health care providers may not
realize. Drinking can affect development in the very first weeks –
even before a woman knows she’s pregnant – and throughout
pregnancy.
Kansas.com - Drs.
Oz and Roizen: Pregnant? Find ways other than alcohol to de-stress
Gwyneth Paltrow
was outed for drinking a Guinness while pregnant, but a brand-new
study claims she may not have done anything risky. It seems British
docs think two glasses of wine a week or the equivalent doesn’t add
up to developmental problems in kids. We think they’re off base. A
fetus’ alcohol tolerance level is unknowable.
HealthCanal.com -
Drugs and alcohol cause problems during pregnancy
A University of
Canterbury psychology researcher has identified the first direct
evidence that combined use of ecstasy and alcohol during pregnancy
causes brain damage.
IBTimes.co.uk
(Poland) - Woman Gives Birth to Drunk Baby after Binge Drinking
Session
Surgeons in Poland
were forced into an emergency Caesarean operation to deliver a baby
boy born with severe alcohol poisoning. The 24-year-old mother was
reportedly on a drinking binge and collapsed while buying more
liquor. The incident took place at a bar in the town of Tomaszow.
SAMHSA (USA) -
Report reveals special challenges of pregnant teens in substance
abuse treatment
A new report shows
that among the approximately 57,000 teenage female (ages 12 to 19)
substance abuse treatment admissions each year, about 2,000 (4
percent) involve pregnant teens.
COMING UP
ANNOUNCING TWO MAJOR CONFERENCES ON
FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER
These conferences, each the first of
its kind, are presented by
These conferences,
each the first of its kind, are presented by the Institute of Health
Economics, with the support of the Government of Alberta.
National FASD
Conference & FACE 2013 – Joint Registration OPEN!
Frontier Regional
FASD Training Center - FASD Intervention Strategies Part II –
6.20.13
Thank you for your
interest in the FASD Intervention Strategies Part II webinar
scheduled for June 20, 2013 brought to you FREE by the Frontier
Regional FASD Training Center, funded by a grant from the Centers for
Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
MATERIALS AND VIDEOS
Healthvermont - Alcohol &
Pregnancy — Guidance for Health Care Providers
MencapDirector
- GP info on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
This video gives
vital information for GPs about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD), the signs and symptoms, and the best advice to give to your
patients when dealing with FASD.
MencapDirector -
Advice for pregnant women about FASD
Information for
pregnant women about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The
video is part of a toolkit which aims to help increase understanding
of FASD, the effects of alcohol on the foetus, the process of
diagnosis for FAS/FASD as well as support and strategies for a person
caring for a child or adult with FASD.
CanFASD Research
Network - Alcohol Policies to Prevent FASD
"Shining a
Light on Canada's Multi-Layered Approach to FASD Prevention," an
evening session on promoting women's health and preventing FASD, was
held on February 28th, 2013 as a part of the 5th International
Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Vancouver, BC. A
series of video clips from the event highlights examples of current
FASD-related policies, programs, and initiatives from across Canada.
ABC13Channel -
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
You've heard of
fetal alcohol syndrome, but most people don't truly understand it.One
local center is trying to get a better handle on the condition.As
News 13's Jay Siltzer shows us in today's Health Alert, that might
lead to earlier diagnoses and care.
David Boulding -
FASD and the Law: Training Seminars for Vancouver Coastal Health
Alcohol-Free
Pregnancy - Laura - Birth mother of a person with FASD
RESEARCH
INTECH
- Clinical Implications of a Link Between Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Autism or Asperger’s Disorder – A
Neurodevelopmental Frame for Helping Understanding and Management
The teratogenic
effect of alcohol was first observed by paediatrician Paul Lemoine in
Nantes, France in 1968, when he linked facial dysmorphic and growth
features with maternal use of alcohol (wine) in pregnancy.
Centers
for American Indian and Alaskan Native Health - Creating a
Culturally Appropriate Web-based Behavioral Intervention for American
Indian/Alaska Native Women in Southern California: The Healthy Women
Healthy Native Nation Study
Health disparities
in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are of high importance to
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Alcohol - Impaired
odor identification in children with histories of heavy prenatal
alcohol exposure
Prenatal alcohol
exposure can lead to behavioral and cognitive impairments across
multiple domains. Many of the brain regions impacted by prenatal
alcohol exposure are also linked with olfactory processing, and odor
identification deficits have been documented in certain neurological
disorders associated with these brain regions.
IN
OTHER LANGUAGES
Deon.pl
(Poland) - Powstał ośrodek leczenia dzieci z FASD
Pierwszy w Polsce
ośrodek kompleksowego leczenia dzieci, których matki spożywały w
ciąży alkohol powstał w Specjalistycznym Szpitalu Dziecięcym im
św. Ludwika w Krakowie.
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