USA TODAY (USA) -
Bartenders banned from denying pregnant women alcohol in NYC
Pregnant women who
belly up to New York City bars now have the law on their side. New
guidelines went into effect across the city this week that prohibit
bars from refusing to serve alcohol to women who are pregnant (or who
seem to be pregnant).
Huffington Post -
When Just a Little Is Too Much: The Risks of Alcohol-Exposed
Pregnancy
One of my
challenges in working with patients suffering from addictive
illnesses is to help increase their motivation to stick with a
long-term recovery plan. This is a significant challenge for many
reasons, especially because the disease of addiction affects the
brain’s ability to value long term recovery.
Regina Leader-Post
- FASD centre trying to curb the effects of the disorder in the
community
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder is a complex problem but, for Cheryl Charron,
helping those who live with it doesn’t have to be.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Born with FASD, N.W.T. woman overcomes challenges to graduate top
of class
Overcoming
adversity has become second nature for Fort Smith, N.W.T.'s Jennifer
Tourangeau. Despite that, the 36-year-old is still taking time to
celebrate her accomplishments after graduating from Grande Prairie
Regional College's Visual Arts and Design program, and being named
valedictorian of her class.
Manitoulin
Expositor - Foster care conference learns about life from an FASD
perspective
Nobody gets up in
the morning and decides to drink alcohol to condemn their unborn
child with the challenges of living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD). For Myles Himmelreich, of Calgary, that perspective
has helped him to come to terms with the mother who gave him up for
adoption.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Youth justice age of 17 'enduring stain' on New
Zealand's otherwise good record
A 2012 study there
found that while between 0.1 and 5 per cent of the population lived
with FASD, that group represented 10.9 to 11.7 per cent of young
people in custody.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - System 'set up to fail' people with
neuro-disabilities
Amidst calls for
inmates to be screened for neuro-disabilities, a woman has told Nine
to Noon how her grandson, who suffers from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder, was jailed as a teenager.
Huffington Post UK
(UK) - MAMA: No Alcohol = No Risk
It's been 18
months of hard work and back to the drawing board moments but this
week, in collaboration with the Hospital Alcohol Liaison Service, I
am proud to be launching our MAMA (Maternal Alcohol Management
Algorithm) Pathway in our maternity unit.
Manchester Evening
News (UK) - Hospital is the first in country to screen pregnant
women for birth defects brought on by drinking alcohol
A hospital has
become the first in the country to screen mums-to-be for birth
defects brought on by alcohol consumption. Tameside Hospital is
leading the way in pioneering a new approach to highlight the dangers
of drinking in pregnancy to unborn babies.
Prevention
Conversation - Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
Current Canadian Efforts and Analysis of Gaps
Effective
prevention of risky alcohol use in pregnancy involves much more than
providing information about the risk of potential birth defects and
developmental disabilities in children.
UPCOMING
Alberta
Government - Alberta FASD Learning Series: 4 webinars - May
17, 18, 19
Kun äiti joi raskausaikanaan -
FASD-nuorten selviytymistarinoita -seminaari (September 8-9, Finland)
Kaksipäiväinen
seminaari kokoaa yhteen ammattilaisia ja kokemusasiantuntijoita
pohtimaan FASD:iin liittyviä kysymyksiä useista näkökulmista.
MATERIALS and
VIDEOS
IGI-Global -
Online Resources, Support, and E-Health for Families of Children
with Disabilities: A Review of Empirical Evidence Regarding
Attitudes, Use, and Efficacy
The term
“disability” can encompass a number of conditions including
cognitive, physical, psychological, acquired or congenital
conditions. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act (IDEA, 2004) recognizes 13 distinct disability categories for
eligibility for special education services.
AlbertaCentreForChild
- FASD Prevention and Support
Dr. Lynn Basford,
Principal Investigator, University of Lethbridge
AlbertaCentreForChild
- State of the Evidence Review in FASD Interventions
Shahirose Premji,
Ph.D., University of Calgary
AlbertaCentreForChild
- Alberta's FASD Policy Framework and Strategic Direction
Canadian Northwest
FASD Partnership Members:
- Darren Joslin,
Alberta Children’s Services
- Michelle Dubik,
Healthy Child Manitoba
- Anne Fuller,
British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development
AlbertaCentreForChild
- Community of Practice Experience Panel
RESEARCH
Alcoholism -
Modeling Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Validating an Ex Vivo
Primary Hippocampal Cell Culture System
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading nongenetic cause of mental
retardation. There are no treatments for FASD to date. Preclinical in
vivo and in vitro studies could help in identifying novel drug
targets as for other diseases.
Alcoholism
- Associations Between Gestational Age at Birth and Alcohol
Use in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
The relationship
between gestational age at birth (GA) and alcohol use measures in
early adulthood was examined in a large U.K. community-based birth
cohort (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children).
Reproductive
Toxicology - BREASTFEEDING AND MATERNAL ALCOHOL USE: PREVALENCE
AND EFFECTS ON CHILD OUTCOMES AND FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
Determine any
effects that maternal alcohol consumption during the breastfeeding
period has on child outcomes.
Behavioral Health
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure (ND-PAE): A Beginner’s Guide for Clinical and Forensic
Mental Health Professionals
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are now recognized by the American
Psychiatric Association allowing for diagnostic coding by both
medical and non-medical clinicians in the DSM-5.
Alcoholism - A
Comparison Among 5 Methods for the Clinical Diagnosis of Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Despite the
prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and the
importance of accurate identification of patients, clinical diagnosis
may not be consistent across sites due to the heterogeneous nature of
FASD and the characteristics of different diagnostic systems used.
Neuroscience &
Biobehavioral Reviews - Effects of pre-natal alcohol exposure on
hippocampal synaptic plasticity: Sex, age and methodological
considerations
The consumption of
alcohol during gestation is detrimental to the developing central
nervous system (CNS). The severity of structural and functional brain
alterations associated with alcohol intake depends on many factors
including the timing and duration of alcohol consumption.
William & Mary
Bill of Rights Journal - Re-Evaluating the Criminalization of in
Utero
Alcohol Exposure: A Harm-Reduction
Approach
The right of women
to self-govern their bodies and make informed decisions about
continuing a pregnancy has long been recognized by the courts. Over
forty years ago, Roe v. Wade clearly established legal protections
and guaranteed women the right to terminate a pregnancy early in the
reproductive process.
European Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry - Inattention and impulsivity associated
with prenatal alcohol exposure in a prospective cohort study with
11-years-old Brazilian children
This paper aimed
to examine prenatal alcohol exposure and neuropsychological
parameters and its relationship to impulsivity and inattention.
Liberty University
- Prenatal Alcohol and Nicotine Exposure and the Subsequent
Cognitive and Behavioral Deficits Seen in Children
Prenatal alcohol
and nicotine exposure have well known physiological effects on the
fetus. However, it is the goal of this thesis to inform the reader of
of the deleterious effects that these substances can have on
cognitive and behavioral development in children.
The Journal of
Nutrition - Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Fetal Iron
Distribution and Elevates Hepatic Hepcidin in a Rat Model of Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) causes neurodevelopmental disabilities, and
gestational iron deficiency (ID) selectively worsens learning and
neuroanatomical and growth impairments in PAE. It is unknown why ID
worsens outcomes in alcohol-exposed offspring.
International
Journal of Mental Health Systems - Predictors of alcohol and other
drug use among pregnant women in a peri-urban South African setting
The study aimed to
determine the association between these risk factors and alcohol and
drug use among pregnant women in Hanover Park, Cape Town.
European
Scientific Journal - MARITAL SATISFACTION, AGE AND ALCOHOL USE
DURING PREGNANCY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN UYO
METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
A convenient
sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 110 pregnant women
reporting for antenatal clinical checks in both private and public
medical facilities in Uyo, Nigeria to investigate marital
satisfaction and age as predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Kehitysvammaliitto
(Finland) - Pitäisikö aivovaurion saanutta lasta tai nuorta
auttaa?
Tuhatkunta
sikiöaikana keskushermostovaurion saanutta lasta jää joka vuosi
tunnistamatta ja vaille asianmukaista jatkohoitoa. Myöhempinäkin
vuosina suurin osa heistä jää palvelujen ulkopuolelle.
Latvijas Avīze
(Latvia) - Personisks mātes stāsts par sekām bērnam pēc
alkohola lietošanas grūtniecības laikā
Keitija Mičela
(61) vēlas pastāstīt jums savu personisko stāstu, kā veidojusies
viņas un meitas dzīve dēļ tā, ka gaidot šo atvasi – meitu
Kārliju – viņa lietoja alkoholu.
Vietnam Plus
(Vietnam) - [Infographics] Những điều chưa biết về hội
chứng thai nhi rượu
Hội chứng thai
nhi rượu (FAS) nằm trong nhóm những rối loạn nguy hiểm
nhất, còn gọi là hội chứng rối loạn hình ảnh thai
nhi (FASD).
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