The Irish Times (Ireland) - Study
finds 80% of Irish women drink during pregnancy
A high level of
alcohol consumption in pregnancy has been reported by an
international birth study led by researchers in Cork who found
Ireland had the highest proportion of drinking during pregnancy.
SBS (Australia) - Concerns over FASD
funding review
Twenty million dollars committed by the
former federal government to help battle FASD is now under review..
St. Albert Gazette (Canada) - Parents
of children with disabilities get creative
For St. Albert
mother Michelle Gillespie, raising a child with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been nothing short of a challenge.
Medical News Today
- Binge drinking during pregnancy linked to negative emotions
Researchers in
Norway found that negative affectivity is linked to light alcohol use
and binge drinking during pregnancy.
Science Daily
(Norway) - One in 10 Women Drink a Little Alcohol While Pregnant
Researchers in
Norway found that negative affectivity is linked to light alcohol use
and binge drinking during pregnancy. Results published in Acta
Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, a journal of the Nordic
Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology, show 16% of
women had light alcohol use in the first trimester and 10% in the
second trimester.
Transforming The
Nation's Healthcare - Pregnancy drinking link to academic
performance
Drinking while
pregnant can adversely affect your child’s future academic
performance, according to new research from The University of
Queensland.
kfor.com (USA) -
Binge drinking is a serious, under-recognized problem among women
and girls
According to the
Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 8, nearly 14 million, US women
binge drink about three times a month. Women average six drinks per
binge.
Counsel and Heal -
Glass of Wine a Week Significantly Cuts Chances of Pregnancy
Having just one or
two glasses of wine a week could lower a woman's chance of conceiving
by a third, a new study suggests. Researchers found that having three
or more glasses a week may lower the chance of becoming pregnancy by
two thirds.
Tennant &
District Times (Australia) - Puppet masters set for FASD film
launch
Everyone is
invited to a forum at the Civic Centre to herald the release of
Barkly Fights Back, a story about taking control of community
problems and paving the way to a better future.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
Telethon Institute for Child Health
Research: Newsletter
RESEARCH
Pediatrics - Prevalence of Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Child Care Settings: A Meta-analysis
Children often
enter a child-care system (eg, orphanage, foster care, child welfare
system) because of unfavorable circumstances (eg, maternal alcohol
and/or drug problems, child abuse/neglect). Such circumstances
increase the odds of prenatal alcohol exposure, and thus this
population can be regarded as high risk for fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD).
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - Exploring the prevention of
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the Northwest Territories of
Canada: Brightening our home fires
Engagement with
women in the NT on FASD prevention was important in broadly
identifying the linkages between trauma and alcohol use while
respecting context and stigma around alcohol use and pregnancy.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - Inhibition of cholinergic
muscarinic signaling by ethanol: Potential mechanism of developmental
neurotoxicity and biological plausibility for the beneficial effects
of choline supplementation
Central nervous
system dysfunctions are among the most significant effects of in
utero exposure to ethanol. Ethanol has been shown to affect neurons
and glial cells, causing cell loss and impaired cell migration and
maturation. Multiple mechanisms have been suggested to underlie the
effects of ethanol, including interference with growth factors,
cytokines, cell adhesion molecules and neurotransmitters.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - On fitting a triangle into
a circle: A study on employment outcomes of adults with FASD who
attended postsecondary institutions
For those
individuals who did not graduate or were not employed, symptoms of
FASD and other disabilities (e.g., substance abuse and mental health
problems) were related to these negative outcomes. However, a
supportive network of friends and family contributed to success in
postsecondary studies and employment.
The International Journal of Alcohol
and Drug Research - A practical testing battery to measure
neurobehavioral ability among children with FASD
A brief, practical
set of tests can discriminate between children with and without FASD
and provide useful information for interventions for affected
children.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - Case management reduces
drinking during pregnancy among high-risk women
Making an enduring
change in drinking behavior is difficult in this social setting.
Nonetheless, CM provided by skilled and empathic case managers
reduced maternal drinking at critical times, and, therefore, alcohol
exposure levels to the fetus.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - Estimation of alcohol
content of wine, beer and spirits to evaluate exposure risk in
pregnancy: Pilot study using a questionnaire and pouring task in
England
These findings
support the hypothesis that when pouring their own drinks,
individuals are poor at estimating each drink’s alcohol content.
This has implications for public health strategies. Glass size and
the level of alcohol concentration have different implications in
different countries. For those drinking during pregnancy, however,
the message that “no exposure is no risk” remains true.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - The value of the
neuropsychological assessment for adults with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders: A case study
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term that reflects the range
of potential effects resulting from Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE).
Individuals with FASD may demonstrate cognitive, functional and
adaptive challenges that are as debilitating as those experienced by
individuals with the full fetal alcohol syndrome.
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - FASD service delivery:
Exploring current systems of care from the caregivers' perspective
Study results
emphasize the need for further research exploring the concept that
caregivers experience specific caregiving stages, and that
programming factors should align with caregivers’ needs in each of
these stages. Participants’ narratives also suggest that the
results of this study may be relevant beyond its regional specificity
and limited sample size, and may in fact reflect the experiences of
caregivers across jurisdictions.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Side2 (Norway) - JEG HAR EN
HJERNESKADE FORDI MOREN MIN DRAKK ALKOHOL I SVANGERSKAPET
Jeg er så lei meg
for alle bekymringene jeg påfører foreldrene mine. Nå får jeg
ikke lenger hjelp av psykologen min heller. Tror de har gitt meg opp.
Jeg har en hjerneskade fordi moren min drakk alkohol i svangerskapet,
og det kan jo ikke behandles. Vet du noen plass familien min kan få
hjelp?
Deutsches
Ärzteblatt (Germany) - Fetales Alkoholsyndrom: Oft
fehldiagnostiziert und falsch betreut
Durch eine erhöhte
Sensibilisierung innerhalb der Ärzteschaft konnte die
Unterdiagnostik der Fetalen Alkoholspektrumstörungen in den
vergangenen Jahren verbessert werden. Im Erwachsenenbereich gibt es
jedoch noch große, zum Teil strukturell bedingte Defizite.
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