Iowa Public Radio (USA) - Proposal:
Expand Child Abuse Reporting to Include Mother's Alcohol Use
Women who use
legal drugs such as alcohol during pregnancy could be reported for
possible child abuse under proposed legislation state lawmakers may
be considering in January.
Macleans.ca
(Canada) - How one woman overcame fetal alcohol syndrome and found
art
That was the
challenge that Jennifer Tourangeau put to her fellow graduates at
Grande Prairie Regional College’s two-year visual arts and design
program in Alberta this spring.
Medical Daily - 4
Easily Preventable Diseases To Eradicate In The New Year
One of the things
that makes fetal alcohol syndrome more difficult to eradicate is that
women struggling with alcohol addiction may be less likely to know
they are pregnant, as risky behaviors related to alcohol and sex can
go hand in hand.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Gov't won't support Liberal MP's proposed FASD Criminal Code
amendments
Yukon MP Larry
Bagnell says he's more "sad than frustrated" that his
private member's bill looks set to die when it's voted on in the
House of Commons next week.
Our Sacred Breath
- 12 Wishes for My Daughter and FASD
This year my
daughter and I celebrate our 11th Christmas together. We try to keep
to a 3-gift limit: something you need, something you want, and
something just for fun.
Alcohol Addiction
Helpline (USA) - Alcohol and pregnancy: How it affects an unborn
child
Alcohol is one of
the most dangerous addictive substances that can affect a developing
fetus. According to the Institute of Medical Report to Congress,
alcohol produces the most serious neurobehavioral effects in the
fetus, as compared to other substances of abuse, such as marijuana,
heroin or cocaine.
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Childbirth Classes
Online - Alcohol during pregnancy Drinking Alcohol During
Pregnancy: Is It Safe? What Are the Effects?
If you're pregnant
and wondering if it's OK to indulge in the occasional small glass of
merlot or to sip a little champagne on New Year’s Eve, the advice
you receive may be confusing.
Omaha.com -
Raising children with fetal alcohol syndrome
Nora Boesem of
Newell, South Dakota, talks about the challenges of raising nine
children with fetal alcohol syndrome. The children were adopted by
Boesem and her husband, Randy.
Telethon Kids
Institute - Making FASD history in the Fitzroy Valley
Dr James
Fitzpatrick and his travelling health team travel to Muludja in WA's
Fitzroy Valley to screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Telethon Kids
Institute - Pilbara FASD Project promo
A new project
aimed at reducing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the
Pilbara has been launched in South Hedland. The project called
‘Warajanga Marnti Warrarnja - Together we walk on country’ is a
partnership between the Telethon Kids Institute and BHP Billiton in
collaboration with Wirraka Maya Health Services and the Hedland FASD
Network.
Telethon Kids
Institute - No alcohol in pregnancy is the safest choice
If you're trying
for a baby, pregnant or breastfeeding, no alcohol is the safest
choice.
RESEARCH
Birth Defects Res
A Clin Mol Teratol - Acute alcohol exposure during mouse
gastrulation alters lipid metabolism in placental and heart
development: Folate prevention.
Embryonic acute
exposure to ethanol (EtOH), lithium, and homocysteine (HCy) induces
cardiac defects at the time of exposure; folic acid (FA)
supplementation protects normal cardiogenesis (Han et al., , ;
Serrano et al., ). Our hypothesis is that EtOH exposure and FA
protection relate to lipid and FA metabolism during mouse
cardiogenesis and placentation.
Psychiatry,
Psychology and Law - Sentencing Offenders with Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD): The Challenge of Effective Management
The criminal
justice system in Australia is increasingly being required to deal
with offenders exhibiting the symptomatology of Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Disproportionately they are indigenous.
The Canadian
Journal of Program Evaluation - Evaluating System Change
Initiatives: Advancing the Need for Adapting Evaluation Practices
This article
describes key challenges experienced and addressed during the
evaluation of the Government of Alberta’s 10-Year Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Strategic Plan (2007–2017).
UNIVERSITY OF
DELAWARE - Microglial activation in the developing rodent brain
following single-day moderate binge-alcohol exposure
Alcohol has been
shown to activate microglia, the immune cells of the brain, which may
contribute to lasting deficits in cognitive functioning seen in
humans with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and in rodent
models of FASD.
The Lancet -
Prenatal alcohol exposure and pregnancy and childhood outcomes: a
systematic review of alternative analytical approaches
Investigation of
the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure in observational studies
using standard analytical approaches such as multivariable regression
can produce results that are biased by residual confounding or
measurement error due to self-reported alcohol consumption.
Journal of
Pediatric Neuropsychology - Neuropsychological Aspects of
Prevention and Intervention for FASD in the USA
The USA has
relatively well-developed programs focused on the prevention of and
intervention for prenatal alcohol exposure when compared with most
other countries. This includes federal and state government programs
involving extensive efforts by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Alcoholism - The
Use of Cardiac Orienting Responses as an Early and Scalable Biomarker
of Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Impairment
Considered the
leading cause of developmental disabilities worldwide, fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) are a global health problem. To take
advantage of neural plasticity, early identification of affected
infants is critical.
Alcohol and
Alcoholism - Placental Morphology in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders
Gestational
alcohol exposure is significantly associated with UPM, which could
account for the higher rates of preterm delivery and reduced mean
birth weights.
Women's Health
Issues - A Comparison of Profiles of Transtheoretical Model
Constructs of Change among Depressed and Nondepressed Women at Risk
for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
The efficacy of a
series of interventions to reduce risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies
is well-established, yet some subsets of women remain at risk.
Vitamins and
Hormones - Neurotrophins in the Brain: Interaction With Alcohol
Exposure During Development
Decades of
research examining both individuals with FASDs and animal models of
developmental alcohol exposure have revealed the devastating effects
of alcohol on brain structure, function, behavior, and cognition.
Alcohol Clin Exp
Res - Exposure to chronic mild stress differentially alters CRH
and AVP mRNA expression in the stress-responsive neurocircuitry of
male and female rats prenatally exposed to alcohol
CMS differentially
altered central HPA peptide expression in PAE and PF animals compared
to their control counterparts, with a possible shift toward greater
CRH mediation of HPA regulation in PAE males, and greater AVP
mediation of HPA regulation in PF males.
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