CBC.ca (Canada) - New Okanagan
clinic aims to help adults with undiagnosed FASD
Organizers of a
new clinic opening Thursday in Vernon, B.C., say they want to catch
missed diagnoses of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in adults,
including inmates at a nearby jail.
Minneapolis Star
Tribune - Editorial counterpoint: Prenatal damage to brains is
preventable
The editorial
“ ‘Stronger brains’ start developing at birth” (Dec. 26)
describes an excellent recent forum on the importance of stimulation
and enrichment in the first three years of life.
Minneapolis Star
Tribune - Spread the word that 'stronger brains' start developing
at birth
“The number one
predictor for who will be in prison at age 18 is the number of words
in their vocabulary at kindergarten,” according to keynote speaker
George Halvorson. Halvorson is a former Minnesota health care
executive who now chairs the pioneering First 5 California
commission, which promotes and supports educational development in a
child’s first five years.
KBZK Bozeman News
(USA) - More than gourmet dog treats: Montana business raises
awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Lissie's Luv Yums
in Great Falls uses Treasure State ingredients to create gourmet dog
biscuits for four-legged friends. But as MTN's Julianne Dellorso
reports in this week's Montana Made, it provides a helping hand for
humans, as well.
Daily Herald (USA)
- Their Voice: Raising awareness for fetal alcohol syndrome
January is
officially National Birth Defects Prevention Month. According to the
Center for Disease Control, “every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with
a major birth defect in the United States.”
Knowridge Science
Report - Teenage binge drinking can affect brain functions in
future offspring
Repeated binge
drinking during adolescence can affect brain functions in future
generations, potentially putting offspring at risk for such
conditions as depression, anxiety, and metabolic disorders, a Loyola
University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found.
Times Record (USA)
- As more women drink, some states take action
As the holidays
approach, state and local governments are gearing up for a
predictable surge in drunken driving and emergency room visits
related to binge drinking.
CorrectionsOne -
Report: Most Ore. death row inmates suffer significant mental
impairments
And executing
people with intellectual disabilities is unconstitutional, the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled in 2002, because it amounts to cruel and unusual
punishment.
FASD Families - 10
WAYS KIDS WITH FASD ARE DIFFERENT
People love to
give well meaning and unsolicited advice, particularly when it comes
to parenting. I’m fairly certain that folks don’t mean to be
insulting or annoying when they tell me that my kids are completely
normal and that I just need to relax more.
Edmonton and area
Fetal Alcohol Network Society - FASD YEAR IN REVIEW 2016: OUR
SACRED BREATH
I thought, for my
last post of the year, it would be interesting to review FASD
happenings in 2016. At first I thought I wouldn’t find much, but I
found it’s been a busy year!
UPCOMING
FH
Münster - Certificate course for FASD specialist - 3 April
2017 - 16 January 2018
The participants
(in German) of the certificate course are to be enabled to work
professionally with FASD-infected people in their own working
contexts as well as to act as multipliers in their own institution
and to advise other specialists and, if appropriate, relatives of
patients.
Interprofessional
Continuing Education - 7th International Conference on
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - March 1-4, 2017
The 7th
International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is an
advanced level conference that continues to bring together experts
from multiple disciplines to share international research.
Alberta Government
- Who Cares for the Caregiver? – Registration. January 19, 2017
A presenter from
Caregivers Alberta will discuss how family and friends need to first
identify they are a caregiver. Understanding why it’s important to
be supported and the risks associated with stress is critical.
The Honor Society
of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International - Interprofessional
Collaborative Partnerships to Create Healthy Environments:
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - 17 March 2017
The Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with Practice
Implementation Centers (PICs) and Discipline Specific Workgroups
(DSWs) have embarked on an interprofessional collaborative practice
project to enhance professional's clinical skill sets for the
prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), by employing
the expanded use of alcohol screening and brief intervention. This
innovative collaboration entails work from 6 disciplines and numerous
national partners.
University of
Michigan - Challenges in the Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders - March 28, 2017
CHGD 2017 Winter
Seminar Series “The First 1,000 Days” features Drs. Sandra
Jacobson and Joseph Jacobson, Wayne State University, on Tuesday,
March 28, 2017. Drs. Jacobson’s presentation is entitled
“Challenges in the Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.”
VIDEOS
Childbirth Classes
Online - Effects of alcoholism effects of drinking alcohol while
pregnant fetal alcohol syndrome
When a pregnant
person drinks alcohol, some of that alcohol easily passes across the
placenta to the fetus. People with this condition may have problems
with their vision, hearing, memory, attention span, and abilities to
learn and communicate. You can prevent fetal alcohol syndrome by
avoiding alcohol during pregnancy.
The Arc of
Riverside County CA - Dr. Nora Baladerian Sits Down with Arc
Riverside To Discuss Advocacy for People with Disabilities
The Arc of
Riverside County CA - Arc Riverside Interviews Clara Garcia,
Advocate for Children with Disabilities
RESEARCH
Journal of
Pediatric Neuropsychology - Neuropsychological Aspects of
Prevention and Intervention for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in
Australia
A key challenge
for Australian clinicians, policy makers and researchers is to
collaborate on a coordinated, national response to FASD that is
data-driven and aligned with international guidelines and study
protocols.
Alcoholism -
Cardiac Orienting Response as an Early Indicator of Impairment in
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
World Journal of
Neurology - Drinking during pregnancy: Potential role of
endocannabinoid signaling in fetal alcohol effects
The current
discussion will touch upon some of the mechanistic explanations about
the role of eCB signaling system in FASD and provide further guidance
for future direction.
Scientific Reports
- Pre-conception and prenatal alcohol exposure from mothers and
fathers drinking and head circumference: results from the Norwegian
Mother-Child Study (MoBa)
Although
microcephaly is a feature of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, it is currently
unknown whether low-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure affects
head circumference. Small magnitude associations reported in
observational studies are likely to be misleading due to confounding
and misclassification biases.
Walden University
- Referral and Treatment Settings for Pregnant Women
Drug and alcohol
addiction in pregnant women is a significant public health issue. The
purpose of this study was to assess drug and alcohol addiction in
pregnant women and the setting in which they sought service or
treatment to determine whether U.S. Census regions and race data
could predict the type of addiction service or treatment that
pregnant addicts
chose.
Read more
Clinical research
involving pregnant women - Better Safe Than Sorry: Risk, Stigma,
and Research During Pregnancy
Choosing to act
within a precautionary paradigm is often the smart choice for
pregnant women and for healthcare practitioners and researchers who
interact with them.
Technolgia
Alimentaria - THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON MATERNAL AND
CORD BLOOD ELECTROLYTE AND TRACE ELEMENT LEVELS
Earlier studies
demonstrated that alcoholism significantly alters electrolyte and
trace element homeostasis. However, the existing data on the
interplay between maternal alcohol consumption and fetal trace
element status are contradictory.
Journal of Drug
Issues - Is There an Association With History of Prenatal Exposure
to Cocaine and Other Substances?
Research on the
association between prenatal substance exposures and adaptive
functioning among young adults is limited, with inconsistent
conclusions. In a prospective longitudinal study of 138 urban young
adults, prenatal substance exposures were identified at birth from
maternal self-report, urine screens, and/or infant meconium.
Environmental
Epigenetics - Perinatal maternal alcohol consumption and
methylation of the dopamine receptor DRD4 in the offspring: the
Triple B study
Maternal alcohol
use during the perinatal period is a major public health issue, the
higher ends of which are associated with foetal alcohol spectrum
disorder and a range of adverse health outcomes in the progeny. The
underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown but may
include the epigenetic disruption of gene activity during
development.
Pharmacology
Biochemistry and Behavior - Risk-taking, locomotor activity and
dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens and medial prefrontal cortex
in male rats treated prenatally with alcohol
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PA) restricted to days 8–20 of rat gestation reduces the
activity of the dopaminergic neurons (DA) in the ventral tegmental
area (VTA).
American Family
Physician - The CDC's Recommendations to Help Prevent Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs) affect an estimated 2% to 5% of children
in the United States.1 Persons with FASDs have lifelong behavioral,
intellectual, and physical disabilities that are solely the result of
maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Child's Nervous
System - Prenatal alcohol–induced neuroapoptosis in rat brain
cerebral cortex: protective effect of folic acid and betaine
Alcohol
consumption in pregnancy may cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in
the infant. This study aims to investigate prenatal alcohol exposure
related neuroapoptosis on the cerebral cortex tissues of newborn rats
and possible neuroprotective effects of betaine, folic acid, and
combined therapy.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Helsinkin Sanomat
(Finland) - Äiti joi odotusaikana, Eevaliisa sai elinikäiset
vauriot – ”En osaa ajatella, että äiti tuhosi elämäni”
KUN äiti odotti
Eevaliisaa ja tämän siskoa, hän joi. Se tuntuu Eevaliisan elämässä
vielä yli 30 vuoden kuluttua. ”Kun tulee tunne – ilo, suru tai
suuri innostus – yritän pysäyttää sen”, hän kuvailee.
Kölnische
Rundschau (Germany) - Wenn Alkohol das Ungeborene schädigt –
junge Selbsthilfegruppe in Euskirchen
Ihr Leben hatte
sich Petra Eller (Namen aller Mütter und Kinder geändert) einmal
ganz anders vorgestellt. Von einer glücklichen Familie hatte sie
geträumt, als ihr Mann und sie, damals 28 Jahre alt, ein kleines
Baby adoptierten.
Gäubote- Die
Herrenberger Zeitung (Germany) - "Schlimmstenfalls reicht ein
Rausch zur Unzeit"
Alkohol ist für
ungeborene Kinder eines der schlimmsten Gifte, warnt Heike Schöffler.
Die Affstätterin leitet eine Selbsthilfegruppe FASD Herrenberg, die
sich im Herbst auch für die Öffentlichkeit geöffnet hat. Die
Abkürzung FASD steht für Fetal Alkohol Spectrum Disorder - oder
übersetzt - für Fetale Alkoholspektrum-Störung.
Khỏe Plus 24h
(Vietnam) - Thói quen sinh hoạt của cha ảnh hưởng thế
nào đến trẻ?
Theo The Paper,
một nghiên cứu phát hiện việc uống rượu của người
cha trước khi mang thai con cái sẽ gây những ảnh hưởng
tiêu cực cho trẻ khi chào đời; người cha quá già có
thể là nguyên nhân khiến trẻ mắc tâm thần phân liệt,
chứng tự kỷ và nhiều rủi ro khác.
Malbork1 (Poland)
- Konferencja o problemach dzieci
W Szkole
Łacińskiej odbyła się konferencja zorganizowana przez Centrum
Profilaktyki i Terapii Uzależnień w Malborku pod hasłem: „
Dziecko z FAS/FASD - kontekst medyczny, psychologiczny i społeczny”.
