The Inquisitr (Finland) - University
Of Helsinki: Alcohol During Early Pregnancy Permanently Damages
Babies
Daunting new
research out of the University of Helsinki claims that drinking
alcohol, even during the early weeks of pregnancy, can cause
irreversible damage to an unborn baby. The researchers claim that in
the early stages of pregnancy, even before many women realize that
they are pregnant, alcohol exposure can cause symptoms of fetal
alcohol syndrome.
Globalnews.ca
(Canada) - Frontline workers trained in growing disability, FASD
Despite more
education around the topic, the number of children born with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder continues to rise around the world.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Yukon MP Ryan Leef's recommendations on FASD dropped
A parliamentary
committee has dropped recommendations proposed by Yukon MP Ryan Leef,
which relate to how people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
should be treated by the criminal justice system.
New Vision
(Uganda) - Alcohol during pregnancy harmful to the unborn child
ALCOHOL impacts
people and societies in different ways and is determined by the
volume of alcohol consumed, the pattern of drinking, and, on rare
occasions, the quality of alcohol consumed. Alcohol is a psychoactive
substance and its harmful use is known to have dependence-producing
properties and cause more than 200 diseases among drinkers as well as
devastating effects to innocent victims such as unborn children.
Simcoe.com -
Bruce/Grey Health Unit launches Alcohol and Pregnancy Don’t Mix
campaign
Coasters with the
message “Be safe. Have an alcohol-free pregnancy” are being
distributed to licensed establishments throughout Grey Bruce this
month.
Medical Xpress -
Can drinking alcohol harm the child before the mother knows she is
pregnant?
Alcohol drunk by a
mouse in early pregnancy changes the way genes function in the brains
of the offspring, shows the recent study conducted at the University
of Helsinki. The early exposure was also later apparent in the brain
structure of the adult offspring. The timing of the exposure
corresponds to the human gestational weeks 3-6 in terms of fetal
development.
HealthNewsDigest.com
- Unhealthy Behavior Among Teens Called 'Huge' Problem
Drug and alcohol
abuse during pregnancy that leads to serious birth defects is
something health care providers have often warned the general public
about, but the message often struggles to reach pregnant teens -
until now.
The Daily Star -
Dealing with congenital anomalies
Congenital
anomalies are important causes of childhood death, chronic illness
and disability. They are also known as birth defects, congenital
disorders or congenital malformations. Congenital anomalies can be
defined as structural or functional anomalies that occur during
intrauterine life.
Leader-Post
- FASD: Understanding the lack of understanding (and making
progress)
On Monday,
Michelle Stewart, professor at the University of Regina’s
Department of Justice, hosted a workshop and training session on FASD
for community workers and professionals.
Irish Examiner
(Ireland) - Roisin Shortall urges Varadkar to take action on
pregnancy drinking
The Government has
been accused of doing far too little to tackle alcohol consumption by
pregnant women, which causes life-long medical problems for children.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
Alberta.ca -
Register for the 2015 FASD Learning Series sessions today!
An updated
schedule for the upcoming Learning Series sessions has been released!
As always, you can also check out the previous FASD learning
sessions.
SABC Digital News
(South Africa) - Concern over high rate of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
The rate of Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome in South Africa is still amongst the most severe in
the world. The Western Cape government, farm workers and farm owners
met on Tuesday night in Wellington to discuss these concerns.
SABC Digital News
(South Africa) - Dangers of drinking while pregnant
Alcohol abuse and
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is on the increase in South Africa. The
meeting of about 300 delegates of farmers and farm workers in the
Wellington area near Cape Town has heard that South Africa has the
highest statistics of FAS at 180 per thousand.
RESEARCH
Developmental
Psychobiology - Hippocampal neuron populations are reduced in
vervet monkeys with fetal alcohol exposure
Prenatal exposure
to beverage alcohol is a major cause of mild mental retardation and
developmental delay. In nonendangered alcohol-preferring vervet
monkeys, we modeled the most common nondysmorphic form of fetal
alcohol syndrome disorder with voluntary drinking during the third
trimester of pregnancy.
Psychopharmacology
- Amphetamine sensitization and cross-sensitization with acute
restraint stress: impact of prenatal alcohol exposure in male and
female rats
Individuals with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are at increased risk for
substance use disorders (SUD). In typically developing individuals,
susceptibility to SUD is associated with alterations in dopamine and
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) systems, and their interactions.
Health Education
and Behavior - Maternal drinking and risky sexual behavior in
offspring
Teenage mothers
are more likely to use drugs, and their children are more likely to
use substances and become pregnant during adolescence. Teenage
mothers' substance use may play a role in the intergenerational risk
for adolescent pregnancy.
Health and Social
Care in the Community - Correlates of partner support to abstain
from prenatal alcohol use: a cross-sectional survey among Dutch
partners of pregnant women
Partners can play
an important role, but are often ignored in interventions targeting
the prevention of prenatal alcohol use. A better understanding of the
correlates of partner support to abstain from prenatal alcohol use
can help to make a better use of partner support.
Journal of
Psychopharmacology - Chronic ethanol exposure during adolescence
through early adulthood in female rats induces emotional and memory
deficits associated with morphological and molecular alterations in
hippocampus
There is
increasing evidence that heavy ethanol exposure in early life may
produce long-lasting neurobehavioral consequences, since brain
structural maturation continues until adolescence. It is well
established that females are more susceptible to alcohol-induced
neurotoxicity and that ethanol consumption is increasing among women,
especially during adolescence.
Journal of
Paediatrics and Child Health - Prevalence of fetal alcohol
syndrome in a population-based sample of children living in remote
Australia: the Lililwan* Project
Aboriginal leaders
concerned about high rates of alcohol use in pregnancy invited
researchers to determine the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome
(FAS) and partial fetal alcohol syndrome (pFAS) in their communities.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
RP ONLINE
(Germany) - Das erste Fläschchen
Jede vierte Frau
in Deutschland trinkt während der Schwangerschaft Alkohol. Die
Folgen spüren die Kinder ein Leben lang.
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