NEWS and ARTICLES
International
Business Times UK (UK) - Pregnant Drinkers Behind UK Rise in Birth
Defects
There has been a
48% increase in the number of babies born disabled or deformed after
their mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy. According to new
figures, there were 313 cases of foetal alcohol syndrome in the UK
last year, up from 212 in 2009-10.
London Community
News (Canada) - Cost of FASD will snowball: Ontario nurses
Spoon-feeding MPPs
the governing Liberals’ own prevention propaganda, Ontario’s
nurses say the province must get out in front of fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) or we’ll all pay a lot more down the
road.
Brainerd Daily
Dispatch (USA) - MOFAS awards 23 grants to host community events
for new and expecting parents
There are 23
organizations in Minnesota that have been selected for the 2014
public awareness grants through the Minnesota Organization on Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS).
YottaFire - Even
moderate drinking in pregnancy can affect children at school
New research from
The University of Queensland has found that women who regularly drink
as little as two glasses of wine per drinking session while pregnant
can adversely impact their child’s results at school.
Daily Mail -
Smoking or drinking during pregnancy can make your baby GAY,
claims professor
A controversial
new study claims that decisions made by women when they are pregnant
can affect their babies brains including determining their sexuality,
intelligence and chances of developing autism.
Wagonertribune
(USA) - More counseling needed to reduce pre-pregnancy alcohol use
The Oklahoma State
Department of Health (OSDH) reminds women who are pregnant or could
become pregnant that alcohol use during pregnancy is a leading cause
of preventable birth defects and developmental disorders in the
United States.
Houston Chronicle
(USA) - Report says most health professionals don’t Discuss
drinking with pregnant women
Texas state
officials note that January is National Birth Defects Prevention
Month. The Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
focuses on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). In a press
release, it says “only 17 percent of pregnant women reported that a
health professional talked with them about their drinking, according
to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Growing Your Baby
- New Technology Helps Researchers Study Effects of Alcohol on
Fetal Hearts
While some studies
have claimed that it is “safe” to consume moderate amounts of
alcohol during pregnancy, there is still a cold, hard truth when it
comes to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: no one can say for
certain how much must be consumed before the damage is done.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Hamilton's pregnant women more likely to keep smoking
The smoking rate
among pregnant women in Hamilton is well above the provincial average
and the health unit wants to bring the rate down. On average, 16.7
per cent of expectant Hamilton mothers smoke. In some areas of the
lower city, that number increases to more than 35 per cent.
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FASD Prevention - 2 Minute Spot
Rural Health
Channel - Drinking For Two
This documentary
poses the question "Is it safe to drink at all when you're
pregnant?" To answer this, we hear from a number of people with
this problem, their families and experts. The program includes cases
studies to illustrate the issues for children, adults and Indigenous
communities in particular. Drinking for Two? is a short version of
program 614 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, which was first
broadcast in November 2006.
RESEARCH
The International
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research - Screening in treatment
programs for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders that could affect
therapeutic progress
The Life History
Screen may have utility as a self-report measure that can be used at
the outset of treatment to identify clients with cognitive
impairments and learning disabilities due to prenatal alcohol
exposure.
Twenty years of patient surveys
confirm a FASD 4-Digit-Code interdisciplinary diagnosis
led to substantial access to and
benefit from interventions
Patient surveys
over 20 years confirm an interdisciplinary diagnosis using the
4-Digit Code provides substantial access to and benefit from
interventions across the full spectrum of FASD diagnoses.
First People's Child and Family
Review Special Edition Abstracts
COMING UP
March 4-5, 2014
– Canada Northwest FASD Partnership Symposium
The Department of
Health and Social Services, welcomes the chance to explore innovative
approaches and initiatives that can both prevent FASD and improve the
quality of life for people living with this disorder.
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