EurekAlert - The
global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome
Worldwide, an
estimated 119,000 children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
each year, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health (CAMH) shows.
Independent
Tribune (USA) - NCRC researcher makes breakthrough in fetal
alcohol disorder
A North Carolina
Research Campus expert and his research has been endorsed by the
National Institutes for Health for work in fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder.
TVO - How a
bracelet is helping first responders understand fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder
A new MedicAlert
program teaches police and paramedics how to approach people with
FASD — and keeps those afflicted with the disorder out of prison.
Fox17 - Drinking
alcohol while pregnant causes higher risk of birth defects in babies
When one thinks
about a birth defect they may not realize that there are choices
individuals can make to help prevent certain conditions in their
newborn children.
Miami Herald -
Simple steps and newborn screenings can prevent or help treat
birth defects
Each January, the
March of Dimes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
other national groups come together to focus on birth defects and
their prevention during National Birth Defects Prevention Month.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Department
of Family Medicine and Community Health - FASD and
Occupational Therapy
Marianne
Gernetzke, MS, OTR/L describes what an occupational therapist is and
the role of an occupational therapist in the life of a patient with
FASD.
PARPA - Against
FAS
Even a lowest dose
of alcohol drunk by a pregnant mother can cause irreversible damage
in her child resulting from tendency to negative emotions to physical
damage.
RESEARCH
The Lancet Global Health - Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet Global Health - Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alcohol use during
pregnancy is common in many countries and as such, FAS is a
relatively prevalent alcohol-related birth defect. More effective
prevention strategies targeting alcohol use during pregnancy and
surveillance of FAS are urgently needed.
The European
Health Psychologist - Understanding Foetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD) and maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) refers to a spectrum of disorders caused by
prenatal alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy
and its interference with the development of the fetus and child is
complex and highly variable. However, little is known regarding which
alcohol consumption patterns most strongly predict FASD.
Maternal and Child
Health Journal - Challenges and Progress in Building a
Comprehensive Statewide System for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Prevention in Hawai‘i
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) has been a maternal and child public health
concern in Hawaiʻi for over the past decade.
Current Opinion in
Psychiatry - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Africa
Alcoholism -
Differential Recruitment of Brain Regions During Response
Inhibition in Children Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol
Response
inhibition is a distinct aspect of executive function that is
frequently impaired in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD).
Toxicological
Sciences - Mechanisms involved in porcine early embryo survival
following ethanol exposure
Alcohol
consumption during pregnancy is still a cause of preventable birth
defects and developmental disabilities. However, little is known
about the impact of ethanol on preimplantation embryos and the
molecular mechanisms involved.
Human Molecular
Genetics - High dietary folate in pregnant mice leads to
pseudo-MTHFR deficiency and altered methyl metabolism, with embryonic
growth delay and short-term memory impairment in offspring
Methylenetetrahydrofolate
reductase (MTHFR) generates methyltetrahydrofolate for methylation
reactions. Severe MTHFR deficiency results in homocystinuria and
neurologic impairment.
East Carlina
University - Predicting Length of Treatment Involvement for
Substance Using Perinatal Women in an Integrated Inpatient Healthcare
Program
Services for
perinatal (pregnant and one year postpartum) women are limited, and
inpatient settings where women receive substance abuse services
specific to the perinatal population, although ideal, are rare in
eastern North Carolina.
International
Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine - Prenatal Child
Protection. Ethics of Pressure and Coercion in Prenatal Care for
Addicted Pregnant Women
If pregnant women
are unwilling or unable to assume their responsibility for the health
and wellbeing of the child they are carrying, prenatal child
protection becomes a societal and professional concern.
The Lancet Global
Health - High global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy
and fetal alcohol syndrome indicates need for urgent action
In The Lancet
Global Health, Svetlana Popova and colleagues1 report unacceptably
high global prevalence rates of alcohol use in pregnancy (9·8%) and
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) (14·6 cases per 10 000 population)
and estimate that each year 119 000 children are born with FAS.
Alcoholism -
Differentiating the Effects of Familial Risk for Alcohol
Dependence and Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol on Offspring Brain
Morphology
Offspring with a
family history of alcohol dependence (AD) have been shown to have
altered structural and functional integrity of corticolimbic brain
structures. Similarly, prenatal exposure to alcohol is associated
with a variety of structural and functional brain changes.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Hamburger
Abendblatt (Germany) - Jede vierte Schwangere trinkt Alkohol
Weltweit trinkt
jede zehnte Frau während der Schwangerschaft Alkohol. In Europa
betrifft das sogar jede vierte. Das ist das Ergebnis einer
Meta-Analyse, über die Forscher jetzt im Fachmagazin "The
Lancet Global Health" berichten.
Osservatorio
Malattie Rare (Italy) - Sindrome feto-alcolica: in Italia
prevalenza della malattia sorprendentemente alta
Secondo uno studio
pubblicato su Lancet Global Health, nel mondo circa il 10% delle
donne beve alcol in gravidanza, nel nostro Paese si arriva al 50%.
SPIEGEL ONLINE
(Germany) - Jede vierte Schwangere in Deutschland trinkt Alkohol
Vielerorts kommen
mehr Babys mit Alkoholschäden zur Welt als mit Down-Syndrom. Vor
allem in Europa nehmen es Schwangere mit der Abstinenz häufig nicht
so genau - und riskieren damit schwere Schäden beim Kind.
Kehitysvammaliitto
(Finland) - Kehitysvammaliitto pitäisi väkevämmät
alkoholijuomat Alkossa
Kehitysvammaliitto
vastustaa alkoholijuomien myynnin laajentamista. Hallituksen
esitysluonnoksessa alkoholilain kokonaisuudistukseksi esitetään,
että entistä väkevämpiä alkoholijuomia saisi myydä jatkossa
myös kaupoissa, kioskeilla ja huoltoasemilla.
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