NEWS and ARTICLES
Wort.lu (Luxembourg) - 16 percent of
women in Luxembourg admit to drinking alcohol during pregnancy
According to a
survey carried out by the Health Ministry at the Bohler Clinic and
the Maternité Grande-Duchesse Charlotte between August and October
2012, 16 percent of the polled pregnant women consumed alcohol during
their pregnancy.
KCSG (USA) - Aims To Raise Awareness
During FASD Month With Launch Of Free Service For Pregnant Women
It’s been 40
years since Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, and David Smith, MD, first
identified Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) after examining several
children with similar traits who had all been born to chronic
alcoholic mothers. Today, despite the well-documented spectrum of
negative physical and mental effects alcohol can have on the
developing fetus, Jones says it’s a “major public concern” that
1 in 13 women still drink alcohol during pregnancy, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
StarPhoenix
(Canada) - Justice system needs to address FASD
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder is a "major issue" that the justice
system in our province needs to face, says a University of
Saskatchewan law professor.
HealthCanal.com
(Australia) - Boost for research and clinical care into Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
University of
Sydney researcher, Professor Elizabeth Elliott, has had critical
input into the federal government's $20 million grant announced today
to fund research and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD).
PR Web - The
Arc Reacts to New Book on Pregnancy Risks, Including Drinking
Alcohol: “Why Risk It?”
As the leading
organization supporting people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD), The Arc is pushing back on the claims put forward in this
book that could lead women to believe that light drinking during
pregnancy is statistically safe.
The Herald -
Alcohol and Pregnancy Advice in New Book is Flawed and Harmful
A new book,
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong-and
What You Really Need to Know, misrepresents the risk of alcohol use
during pregnancy by concluding that light drinking is completely
safe, according to the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (NOFAS).
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
CNSAAP
- Essentials of … Women and Problematic Substance Use
Although the
majority of women in Canada do not use substances problematically,
the personal harms vary for those who do and include physical;
psychological, emotional or behavioural; social; spiritual; familial;
and legal consequences.
FASD Patient Education Video -
Newborn Channel Version
This patient
education video, produced by ACOG District II, addresses the
prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders FASD. The piece was
picked up by the Newborn Channel, which is available in more than
1,000 hospitals across America -- including nearly 80 hospitals in
New York State and reaches more than 2.5 million new mothers every
year.
RESEARCH
Journal of
Research and Practice in Children's Services - Canadian Children
and Youth in Care: The Cost of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The study findings
can be used to demonstrate the substantial economic burden that FASD
places on the child welfare system. Attention towards the needs of
this population and prevention efforts to reduce FASD incidence in
Canada, and other countries are urgently needed.
CDC - Key
Findings: The effects of alcohol use during pregnancy and later
developmental outcomes: An analysis of previous studies
The journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research has published a
meta-analysis of multiple studies examining how drinking patterns of
women during pregnancy (such as low-to-moderate alcohol use or binge
drinking*) can affect the development of their children.
International
Journal of Circumpolar Health - An Examination of the Social
Determinants of Health as Factors Related to Health, Healing and
Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in a Northern Context –
The Brightening Our Home Fires Project, Northwest Territories, Canada
This project drew
30 participants from: Yellowknife, Lutsel ‘ke, Behchoko¨ and
Ulukhaktok. These four different communities across the NT
represented Dene and Inuit culture. The qualitative data analysis
offered themes of importance to women’s health in the north
including: land and tradition; housing; poverty; food; family;
health, mental health and trauma, and travel. Photovoice provides a
non-threatening way to engage in dialogue on complex health and
social issues.
International
Journal of Circumpolar Health - Prenatal alcohol exposure among
Alaska Native/American Indian infants
Recent reports
indicate a decline in rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) among
Alaska Native and American Indian (AN/AI) infants. Nevertheless,
AN/AI infants remain disproportionately impacted by the effects of
prenatal alcohol exposure.
Uknowledge - 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.
J Popul Ther Clin
Pharmacol - Alcohol Consumption Among Women
Alcohol (ethanol)
consumption in pregnancy is the etiology of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD), a leading cause of congenital disability worldwide.
Hence, any attempt to prevent or manage FASD must start from
comprehensive understanding of alcohol consumption by women in
general, and by women of reproductive years in particular.
Alcohol
- Neonatal ethanol exposure results in dose-dependent
impairments in the acquisition and timing of the conditioned eyeblink
response and altered cerebellar interpositus nucleus and hippocampal
CA1 unit activity in adult rats
Exposure to
ethanol in neonatal rats results in reduced neuronal numbers in the
cerebellar cortex and deep nuclei of juvenile and adult animals. This
reduction in cell numbers is correlated with impaired delay eyeblink
conditioning (EBC), a simple motor learning task in which a neutral
conditioned stimulus (CS; tone) is repeatedly paired with a
co-terminating unconditioned stimulus (US; periorbital shock).
Pediatrics -
Facial Dysmorphism Across the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Classic facial
characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) are shortened
palpebral fissures, smooth philtrum, and thin upper vermillion. We
aim to help pediatricians detect facial dysmorphism across the fetal
alcohol spectrum, especially among nonsyndromal heavily exposed (HE)
individuals without classic facial characteristics.
Alcoholism -
Impact of Combined Prenatal Ethanol and Prenatal Stress Exposure
on Anxiety and Hippocampal-Sensitive Learning in Adult Offspring
Prenatal ethanol
(EtOH) and prenatal stress have both been independently shown to
induce learning deficits and anxiety behavior in adult offspring.
However, the interactive effects of these 2 developmental teratogens
on behavioral outcomes have not been systematically evaluated.
Alcoholism -
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Results in Long-Term Serotonin Neuron
Deficits in Female Rats: Modulatory Role of Ovarian Steroids
Previous studies
on male rodents found that prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) decreases
the number of serotonin immunoreactive (5-HT-ir) neurons in the
brainstem. However, data on the effects of PAE in females are
lacking.
Alcoholism -
Sensory-Motor Deficits in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder Assessed Using a Robotic Virtual Reality Platform
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) is associated with a large number of
cognitive and sensory-motor deficits. In particular, the accurate
assessment of sensory-motor deficits in children with FASD is not
always simple and relies on clinical assessment tools that may be
coarse and subjective.
Alcoholism -
Prenatal Ethanol (EtOH) Exposure Alters the Sensitivity of the
Adult Dentate Gyrus to Acute EtOH Exposure
Prenatal ethanol
(EtOH) exposure results in a spectrum of structural, cognitive, and
behavioral abnormalities, collectively termed “fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders” (FASDs).
Alcoholism - The
Association of Mild, Moderate, and Binge Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
and Child Neuropsychological Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
The objective of
this review is to evaluate the literature on the association between
mild, moderate, and binge prenatal alcohol exposure and child
neurodevelopment.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Eurocare -
Protecting the unborn baby from alcohol (17 September 2013)
Drinking alcohol
during pregnancy is the leading known cause of birth defects and
developmental disorders in the EU. The event is being held in
partnership with the European FASD Alliance (EUFASD).
First International Conference on
Prevention of FASD (September 23-25, 2013)
The first
international conference to address the primary, secondary, and
tertiary prevention approaches to FASD.
NOFAS - Living
with FASD 12-day Teleseminar (September 9, 2013)
The purpose of
this telesummit is to provide families with information about
practical strategies to implement at home, based on the newest FASD
research. Speakers have been specially selected because they have
experience on a professional level and also have first-hand
experience raising children with FASD.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Derwesten.de
(Germany) - Soester Adoptiveltern scheitern mit Klage
Die Adoptiveltern
eines alkoholgeschädigten Kindes sind mit einer Schadenersatzklage
gegen die Stadt Soest vor dem Oberlandesgericht Hamm gescheitert. Die
Ansprüche seien verjährt, entschied jetzt der 11. Zivilsenat.
Borgestadklinikken
(Norway) - Magasin om FASD
Som ledd i vårt
informasjonsarbeid om alkoholrelaterte fosterskader har vi produsert
et magasin med tema FASD. Fagfolk, forskere og brukere deler kunnskap
og erfaringer.
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