EUFASD
- International Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Dangers
of Drinking during Pregnancy
We think it is
time to work together, sharing ideas and using the power of the
internet and social media. This project will give evidence-based
information and will empower individuals to make their own decisions.
Toronto Star (Canada) - Ontario must
act quickly to help those with developmental disabilities: Editorial
That’s how an
Ontario government report describes the state of some families with
members who have developmental disabilities such as autism, fetal
alcohol syndrome disorders (FASD), Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or
epilepsy.
The Australian
(Australia) - Anger at ‘sleeping monster’ of foetal alcohol
disorders
THE re-jailing of
a young Aboriginal woman with an intellectual impairment, just weeks
after being released from prison where she was held for almost two
years without charge, has cast doubts over arrangements for
people with high needs in central Australia.
Birthrights (UK) -
Birthrights applies to Court of Appeal to intervene in fetal
alcohol case
A forthcoming
court case on criminal injuries compensation for a child whose mother
drank during pregnancy could pave the way to the criminalisation of
pregnant women’s behaviour, Birthrights and the British Pregnancy
Advisory Service (bpas) warned today.
SMART Speech
Therapy - Why is FASD diagnosis so important?
Recently, I’ve
participated in various on-line and in-person discussions with both
school-based speech language pathologists (SLPs) as well as medical
health professionals (e.g., neurologists, pediatricians, etc.)
regarding their views on the need of formal diagnosis for school aged
children with suspected alcohol related deficits.
RESOURCES and
MATERIALS
HealthTAP - Short
Term Effects Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Facial features
include narrow small eyes with large epicanthal folds, small head,
small upper jaw, smooth groove in upper lip, thin upper lip, &
short nose.
BrightBlueCharity
- FASD - Bright Blue Charity
RESEARCH
Epilepsia -
Seizures in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Evaluation of
clinical, electroencephalographic, and neuroradiologic features in a
pediatric case series
Seizures are
observed with a frequency of 3–21% in children with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD). However, clinical, neuroradiologic, and
electroencephalography (EEG) features are poorly described. In this
study, 13 patients with FASD and epilepsy or seizures were identified
retrospectively from the databases of seven Italian pediatric
neurology divisions.
Behavioural Brain
Research - Effects of moderate prenatal ethanol exposure and age
on social behavior, spatial response perseveration errors and motor
behavior
Persistent
deficits in social behavior are among the major negative consequences
associated with exposure to ethanol during prenatal development.
Prior work from our laboratory has linked deficits in social behavior
following moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) in the rat to
functional alterations in the ventrolateral frontal cortex.
Behavioural Brain
Research - Moderate prenatal alcohol exposure alters behavior and
neuroglial parameters in adolescent rats
Alcohol
consumption by women during gestation has become increasingly common.
Although it is widely accepted that exposure to high doses of ethanol
has long-lasting detrimental effects on brain development, the case
for moderate doses is underappreciated, and benchmark studies have
demonstrated structural and behavioral defects associated with
moderate prenatal alcohol exposure in humans and animal models.
Placenta - The
effect of maternal prenatal smoking and alcohol consumption on the
placenta-to-birth weight ratio
The alteration of
the in utero environment induced by smoking and alcohol consumption
appears to affect placental and fetal growth in differing ways.
Further studies are needed to elucidate the mechanism.
The Journal of
Physiology - Maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy enhances
arterial stiffness and alters vasodilator function that varies
between vascular beds in fetal sheep
While the impact
of alcohol consumption by pregnant women on fetal neurodevelopment
has received much attention, the effects on the cardiovascular system
are not well understood.
Obstetrics and
Gynecology Clinics of North America - Prenatal and Postpartum Care
of Women with Substance Use Disorders
The use of
substances of abuse in pregnancy creates significant barriers to
receiving high-quality prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care.
The Economic
Journal - Alcohol Exposure In Utero and Child Academic Achievement
We examine the
effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on child academic achievement. We
use a genetic variant in the maternal alcohol-metabolism gene ADH1B
to instrument for alcohol exposure, whilst controlling for the
child's genotype on the same variant.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
idea.de (Germany)
- Alkohol hat schlimme Folgen für das Baby
Frauen sollten
während der Schwangerschaft komplett auf Alkohol verzichten. Schon
ein Glas Wein kann dazu führen, dass das Ungeborene volltrunken ist
und seine Gesundheit nachhaltig beeinträchtigt wird.
Nasz Dziennik
(Poland) - Kochająca matka zawsze trzeźwa
Trwamy w
dziękczynieniu za historyczną kanonizację Jana Pawła II, który
uczył nas, że święci nie przemijają, lecz pragną naszej
świętości. Podejmujemy osobisty i narodowy rachunek sumienia z
wierności słowom naszego nowego Świętego.
Cronaca Torino
(Italy) - BERE ALCOL IN GRAVIDANZA, GLI ULTIMI AGGIORNAMENTI DELLA
RICERCA SCIENTIFICA
Durante la
gravidanza l’alcol deve essere assolutamente bandito, poiché mette
a rischio la salute di mamma e figlio. Tra le donne che bevono
quantità rilevanti di alcol in gravidanza, si stima che una
percentuale tra il 4% – 40% partorisce bambini affetti da danni
alcol correlati di vario grado.
