MedPage Today - AAP: Any Alcohol
Exposure in Pregnancy Is Risky for Baby
Because children
exposed to any amount of alcohol during pregnancy are at risk for
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), the American Academy of
Pediatrics reaffirmed its recommendation that no amount of alcohol is
safe during pregnancy.
630ched.com
(Canada) - Campaigns hopes to lower FASD
A new campaign was
launched in Edmonton today, aimed at helping expectant mothers stop
drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The creators say “Here for Her”
is a non-judgmental way of convincing pregnant women not to endanger
their babies.
ABC Online
(Australia) - Screening for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder could
impact level of youth crime, experts say
Screening
juveniles for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) could help break
the cycle of youth crime, leading paediatricians and youth justice
workers say.
The Australian
(Australia) - Alcohol-damaged kids with FASD winding up in prison
Ask teachers at
Perth’s juvenile jail how many of their students display the
telltale signs of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and they
invariably say: “Most of them.”
The Manitoban
(Canada) - Mentorship Program Helps At-Risk Pregnant Women, Report
Finds
The Manitoba
Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba recently
released an analysis of the InSight Mentoring Program, a provincial
program intended to help prevent the development of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
eNewsChannels
(USA) - Helping families facing FASD and RAD, Ranch for Kids
awarded re-licensure by State of Montana
The Ranch for
Kids, a therapeutic program bringing hope and healing to families
facing FASD and RAD, announced today that it is again fully licensed
by the State of Montana.
CapeCod.com News -
When Pregnant Women Drink, Their Babies Do Too
The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention issued a press release recently that
one in 10 pregnant women reported drinking alcohol in the past 30
days.
STLtoday.com (USA)
- Fetal alcohol syndrome should be considered in death penalty
case
Ernest Johnson is
scheduled to die by lethal injection on Nov. 3, but has documented
intellectual disability (IQ of 67) and fetal alcohol syndrome. The
death penalty in this case is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment of
the Constitution and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in Atkins v.
Virginia 536 U.S. 304 (2002).
University of
Texas at Austin News (USA) - NIH Grant Seeks Early Intervention to
Prevent Fetal Exposure to Alcohol, Marijuana, and Tobacco
A $2 million grant
from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work test a health
intervention to reduce fetal exposure to alcohol, marijuana and
tobacco during early pregnancy.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - No alcohol is best for mums-to-be
That is the latest
warning from two eminent medics, echoing advice from the Department
of Health here.
NPR - Why Do
People Get So Bent Out Of Shape About Drinking While Pregnant?Women
shouldn't drink when they're pregnant — absolutely no alcohol at
all, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. But it's been
getting a lot of pushback about that edict.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
CPI - How to
Help Someone Who Has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Because of the
nature of their disability, individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD) have very specific needs. CPI’s Nonviolent Crisis
Intervention® training program is relevant for those supporting
individuals with FASD, and there are specific considerations and
possible adaptations for making your training as applicable as
possible to this very unique group.
KFOR.com - The
debate is over! How much alcohol can women really drink while
pregnant?
If your doctor has
ever told you that small amounts of alcohol are safe to drink during
pregnancy, a new report is proving them wrong.
RESEARCH
Neuroscience -
Prenatal exposure to ethanol stimulates hypothalamic CCR2
chemokine receptor system: possible relation to increased density of
orexigenic peptide neurons and ethanol drinking in adolescent
offspring
Clinical and
animal studies indicate that maternal consumption of ethanol during
pregnancy increases alcohol drinking in the offspring. Possible
underlying mechanisms may involve orexigenic peptides, which are
stimulated by prenatal ethanol exposure and themselves promote
drinking.
Neuroscience -
Prenatal alcohol exposure and prenatal stress differentially alter
glucocorticoid signaling in the placenta and fetal brain
Adverse
intrauterine environments increase vulnerability to chronic diseases
across the lifespan. The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)
axis, which integrates multiple neuronal signals and ultimately
controls the response to stressors, may provide a final common
pathway linking early adversity and adult diseases.
International
Journal of Law and Psychiatry - Prenatal alcohol exposure: an
assessment strategy for the legal context
Studies over the
last two decades have shown that people with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) have the kind of brain damage that increases risk of
criminal behavior.
Neural
Regeneration Research - Neurotoxicity of prenatal alcohol exposure
on medullary pre-Bötzinger complex neurons in neonatal rats
Prenatal alcohol
exposure disrupts the development of normal fetal respiratory
function, but whether it perturbs respiratory rhythmical discharge
activity is unclear.
Medical Hypotheses
- Could a first-trimester blood phosphatidylethanol concentration
>/= 4nM be useful to identify women with moderate-to-heavy
prenatal alcohol exposure who are at high risk of adverse pregnancy
outcomes?
It is accepted
that blood phosphatidylethanol (PEth) concentrations are reliable
biomarkers of ethanol (alcohol) exposure. We therefore conducted a
preliminary study to test the hypothesis that elevated blood PEth
concentrations can help to identifying women with prenatal alcohol
exposure who are at higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Pediatrics - Fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders
Prenatal exposure
to alcohol can damage the developing fetus and is the leading
preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual and
neurodevelopmental disabilities. In 1973, fetal alcohol syndrome was
first described as a specific cluster of birth defects resulting from
alcohol exposure in utero.
Alcohol and
Alcoholism - The economic burden of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder in Canada in 2013
FASD is a
significant public health and social problem that consumes resources,
both economic and societal, in Canada. Many of the costs could be
reduced with the implementation of effective social policies and
intervention programs.
Pharmacological
Research - Epigenetic mechanisms: a possible link between autism
spectrum disorders and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
The etiology of
autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) still remains unclear and seems to
involve a considerable overlap between polygenic, epigenetic and
environmental factors.
Applied
Neuropsychology: Child - Cognitive and adaptive skill profile
differences in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
with and without comorbid fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Children with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) often present with comorbid
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which can complicate
diagnosis and treatment planning.
BMC Health
Services Research - Integrating care for individuals with FASD:
results from a multi-stakeholder symposium
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has a significant impact on communities and
systems such as health, education, justice and social services. FASD
is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that results in permanent
disabilities and associated service needs that change across affected
individuals' lifespans.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Telegraaf.nl
(Netherland) - 'Eén glaasje heeft al effect op kind'
Uit nieuw
onderzoek van de American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) blijkt dat als
er gedronken wordt in het eerste semester er 12 keer zoveel kans is
op Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) waardoor kinderen risico
lopen op leer- en ontwikkelingsachterstanden.
Brasil Post
(Brasil) - Gestantes não devem beber uma só gota de álcool -- e
em qualquer fase da gravidez
Não há
quantidade de álcool segura a ser consumida durante a gravidez. Essa
é a nova recomendação da Academia Americana de Pediatria, baseada
em estudo publicado no periódico científico Pediatrics.
BimbiSaniBelli
(Italy) - L’alcol in gravidanza è un rischio per lo sviluppo
del feto
L’alcol è una
sostanza tossica in grado di oltrepassare la placenta e raggiungere
il feto alle stesse concentrazioni con cui è stato assunto dalla
madre, mettendone in pericolo lo sviluppo
