Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Fetal
alcohol disorders shows no economic boundaries
The financial
demand of taking care of children and adults with a fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder is steep, but there is much more to the problem, an
expert said.
Ottawa Citizen
(Canada) - FASD: The often invisible brain injury suffered by kids
whose mothers drank while pregnant
Before Isaiah
Boylan emerged from his mother’s womb he was damaged for life. His
mother drank a lot and didn’t think or know what the alcohol might
do to the developing brain of the baby she was carrying.
Medical Xpress -
Stigma against fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Stigma against
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a leading cause of
developmental delay in North America, can lead to prejudice and
discrimination or impact self-esteem for individuals with FASD and
their families. A recent study by IRCM neuroethics experts, published
in the journal Public Health Ethics, suggests that public health
practices or policies may inadvertently increase the stigma
experienced by those affected by FASD.
Alberta Daily
Herald Tribune (Canada) - Awareness Day sheds light on FASD
About 100 people
came out to Muskoseepi Park Wednesday to help spread the message of
awareness and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Lethbridge Herald
- Women help guide FASD clients in judicial system
Hudson isn’t
your average hound. While he’s fluffy, playful and slobbery, he
also provides a valuable service for those affected by fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) while going through the judicial system.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Alcohol harms unborn babies, health experts warn
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder is completely preventable - just don't consume
alcohol while pregnant. That's the message health providers wanted to
get across this month.
Mackay Daily
Mercury (Australia) - Less booze, more healthy babies: AMA
CHANGING our
drinking culture could improve the lives of thousands of babies, the
Australian Medical Association says.
Derry Journal -
Drink Think alcohol during pregnancy awareness day
Derry based
alcohol awareness project Drink Think will be supporting the EUFASD
Alliance again this year, in their ‘Too Young To Drink’ alcohol
during pregnancy campaign, with an event taking place tomorrow in the
city.
The Australian
(Australia) - Foetal alcohol syndrome behind surge in disabled
students
Babies left
brain-damaged by their mothers’ heavy drinking during pregnancy are
behind a growing number of disabled school students, a Senate
inquiry has heard.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Alcohol-Free
Pregnancy - NOFAS Webinar: When Someone with an FASD is Arrested:
What You Need to Know
Though not
everyone with an FASD gets in trouble with the law, research shows
that these incidents occur far too frequently. This webinar will
discuss research on how commonly troubles with the law occurs for
people with FASD, and how many of the cognitive difficulties that
occur in FASD can lead to problems when interacting with police,
attorneys, and judges.
News24 - Mothers
of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome babies are often forced to drink by
abusive partners
FAScinujúce deti
- FASD Awareness Day
9.9. is
International FASD Awareness Day. Each year thousands of children are
born with life-long disabilities because they were exposed to alcohol
prenatally.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
DIE WELT (Germany)
- Wie Schwangere ihr Kind lebenslang schädigen
Mütter, die in
der Schwangerschaft Alkohol trinken, können ihrem Kind schwerste
körperliche und geistige Behinderungen zufügen. Der Fall einer
jungen Frau zeigt, wie Betroffene darunter leiden.
Meteo Web (Italy)
- Salute: la “FASD” la più grave disabilità del feto
“La sindrome
feto-alcolica (FetalAlcohol Syndrome-FAS) e’ la piu’ grave
disabilita’ permanente che si manifesta nel feto, durante la vita
intrauterina, a causa dell’esposizione all’alcol consumato dalla
madre durante la gravidanza”.
Ärzte Zeitung
(germany) - Neurologe Spohr erhält Auszeichnung
Für seine Arbeit
erhielt der 75-jährige Arzt aus Berlin das Verdienstkreuz am Bande.
Anfang der 1970er Jahre stieß er als Kinderneurologe an der
Kinderklinik im Westend auf das Thema Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder, kurz FASD: "Ich hatte immer wieder damit zu tun, es
ist zu meiner Passion geworden."
Gazeta Wyborcza
(Poland) - W Krakowie rusza kampania na temat szkodliwości picia
alkoholu w ciąży
Każdego roku w
Polsce nie mniej niż 20 dzieci na 1 tys., które przychodzą na
świat ma Spektrum Płodowych Zaburzeń Alkoholowych - wynika z
danych Państwowej Agencji Rozwiązywania Problemów Alkoholowych. W
Krakowie rusza kampania społeczna na temat szkodliwości picia
alkoholu w ciąży.
Verkko-Karjainen
(Finland) - Suomessa syntyy jopa 3 000 alkoholinkäytön
vaurioittamaa lasta vuodessa
9. syyskuuta
vietetään jälleen kansainvälistä FASD-päivää, jolloin
muistutetaan maailmanlaajuisesti alkoholin vaaroista raskausaikana.
Demokracija
(Slovenia) - S kampanjo do nič alkohola med nosečnostjo
Letošnji
mednarodni dan osveščanja o fetalnem alkoholnem sindromu (FAS) je
namenjena predvsem mladim oziroma bodočim staršem o tveganjih
zaradi pitja alkohola v nosečnosti. S kampanjo Za najboljši začetek
- ne pijem za dva strokovnjaki opozarjajo, da je vsakršno pitje
alkohola med nosečnostjo in dojenjem nevarno za otroka.
Svenska YLE
(Sweden) - Nio nyktra månader firades
På onsdag, den 9
september, ordnades den internationella FASD-dagen för att påminna
om nykterhet under graviditeten.
IM Médico
Hospitalario (Spain) - Consumir alcohol en el embarazo daña
irreversiblemente al bebé
Beber alcohol
durante el embarazo puede causar daño cerebral, lo que lleva a una
serie de problemas de desarrollo, cognitivos y conductuales que
pueden aparecer en cualquier momento durante la infancia y que se
muestran gravemente en el bebé. Sin embargo, Francisco Pascual,
vicepresidente de la sociedad científica SOCIDROGALCOHOL, ha
señalado que “una investigación publicada recientemente en la
revista Adicciones ha puesto de manifiesto que aún existen elevados
porcentajes de consumo de alcohol por las gestantes”, aun cuando la
recomendación es consumo cero.
No comments:
Post a Comment