NEWS and ARTICLES
Scotsman (Scotland) - Pregnant women
quizzed on alcohol intake
Thousands of
pregnant women have been quizzed about their drinking habits amid
concerns about the effects of alcohol on their health and their
babies, figures reveal.
Science World
Report - Maternal Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Affects
Learning and Memory Function in Offspring
A latest study
highlights the association between maternal alcohol consumption
during pregnancy and its effect on the learning and memory function
of the infant.
HealthCanal.com -
Pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption affects alcohol use among
pregnant women, suggests new study
Most women who
consume alcohol pre-pregnancy will continue to consume alcohol
throughout their pregnancy even when healthcare guidelines promote
abstinence, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An
International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
WebMD.Boots.com -
Regular drinkers 'more likely to continue when pregnant'
Women who drink
alcohol each week before conceiving are 50% more likely to carry on
drinking when pregnant, according to a study.
Stroud News and
Journal (UK) - No change in advice to avoid alcohol in pregnancy
say midwives
RESPONDING to
research to be published tomorrow, in BJOG on pre-pregnancy alcohol
consumption among pregnant women, Janet Fyle, professional policy
advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “This is very
useful research that supports our advice to women about alcohol and
pregnancy.
Medical Xpress -
Study explores fetal alcohol impact at molecular level
While some
physicians tell women a small amount of alcohol is OK during
pregnancy, Ben Laufer vehemently disputes any such advice – and he
has the research to back it up.
American Academy
of Pediatrics - Joint Call to Action on Alcohol and Pregnancy
Through its
cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities (NCBDDD) the AAP Division of Children with Special Needs
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) program staff convened an
FASD Risk Communication Workshop from July 30–31, 2012.
Chicago Tribune (USA) - Raising a
child with profound birth defect
Sometimes, the
best expert isn't someone with a long list of credentials, but a
parent, especially when the child has a disability. The relentless
demands of caring for a child with profound birth defects is its own
graduate school and can rarely be described to someone who hasn't
"been there."
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
The Knowledge Network (Scotland) - NHS' first on-line course/resource on fetal alcohol harm
The Knowledge Network (Scotland) - NHS' first on-line course/resource on fetal alcohol harm
The resource has
been developed to support a range of activity led by the Scottish
Government to substantially reduce the harm caused by alcohol
consumption in pregnancy across Scotland.
Atlantic Intergovernmental Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Partnership Update
Women and Alcohol in the EU
The European
Institute of Women’s Health has published a new policy brief called
“Women and Alcohol in the EU.”
THE CULTURAL POLITICS OF FETAL
ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIFFERENCE
This dissertation
is based on an ethnographic study of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) and the racial, cultural and political considerations that
shape the meaning of diagnosis for Alaska Native individuals and
families in Anchorage, Alaska.
Variety Charity -
Variety - the Children's Charity & Kimberley Diamond Company -
supporting the Marulu Strategy
RESEARCH
Pediatrics -
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Educational Achievement in Children
Aged 8–9 Years
This study
examines the relationships between the dose, pattern, and timing of
prenatal alcohol exposure and achievement in reading, writing,
spelling, and numeracy in children aged 8 to 9 years.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Luxemburger Wort
(Luxembourg) - Null Prozent Alkohol während der Schwangerschaft
oder der Stillzeit
Ständig warnen
Mediziner und Wissenschaftler vor den Gefahren von Alkoholkonsum
während der Schwangerschaft oder nach der Geburt. Der Genuss kann zu
fetalen Alkoholspektrumstörungen (FASD) mit körperlichen
Missbildungen, Gehirnschäden oder geistigen Behinderungen führen.
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