CBC.ca (Canada) - FASD program in
Waterloo region grabs provincial attention
A program that helps youth and families
in Waterloo region deal with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is
receiving provincial attention.
Irish Medical Times (Ireland) - Calling
time on alcohol in pregnancy is long overdue
Even a short time ago some
obstetricians were not adequately stringent about alcohol
consumption.
The Sun (UK) - BOOZY BIRTH Mum
reveals how she was HUNGOVER while in labour… after not realising
she was pregnant
A MUM has revealed
how she was HUNGOVER while in labour – after she didn’t realise
she was pregnant and had been out binge drinking just hours before
her baby arrived.
The Gazette:
Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (USA) - University of
Iowa police host surprise birthday visit for teen with Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
When Amy DeLine
reached out to University of Iowa Police Sgt. Dave Bloem about having
officers at the department put together a birthday card for her son,
Bloem thought, “I can do a lot more than that.”
Washington Post -
There is no risk-free level of alcohol use during pregnancy
By writing that
studies are “ambiguous” in “Five myths about pregnancy”
[Outlook, May 14], Amy Tuteur framed the issue of a safe level of
alcohol use during pregnancy as an ongoing debate between opposing
sides, each with scientific validity.
CANFASD (Canada) -
Safest not to drink during pregnancy, best recommendation
CanFASD, Canada’s
leading FASD research network, says that a recent article posted by
the The Guardian presents potentially harmful information about
pregnancy and alcohol. The article posted on Thursday, May 18th
claimed that warning pregnant women over dangers of alcohol goes too
far. A similar article posted to The Telegraph states that advising
women not to drink while pregnant is “sexist” and causes
“needless anxiety”.
Inquisitr -
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI: ALCOHOL DURING EARLY PREGNANCY PERMANENTLY
DAMAGES BABIES
Daunting new
research out of the University of Helsinki claims that drinking
alcohol, even during the early weeks of pregnancy, can cause
irreversible damage to an unborn baby. The researchers claim that in
the early stages of pregnancy, even before many women realize that
they are pregnant, alcohol exposure can cause symptoms of fetal
alcohol syndrome.
The Nutrition
Experts - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – A Global Issue
A study done by
the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada found that every
year more than 100,000 children are born worldwide with Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS). FAS is a lifelong disorder with a known cause and it
is preventable.
The Mighty (UK) -
The Conversations We're Avoiding About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder
Here we are again.
Another study shows that the U.K. is among the top countries for
drinking alcohol during pregnancy. A new Norwegian study shows that
28.5 percent of women in the U.K. drink when they know they are
pregnant – placing the UK ahead of Russia (26.5 percent) and
Switzerland (20.9 percent).
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Carolyn Blackburn
- Developing Inclusive Practice for Young Children with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Children with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) have emerged as a major
phenomenon within the education and health care systems. Prenatal
exposure to alcohol is known to result in a range of birth anomalies
for infants and children. Children with FASD experience a range of
developmental delays, which limit their participation and progress in
a range of educational and social settings.
AlcoholFreePregnancy
- NOFAS Webinar: FASD and the Role of Occupational Therapy
Occupational
therapy and FASD share one thing in common – both are fairly
unknown. Yet, it is important to understand both in the intervention
of FASD. FASD is a brain-based disorder that impacts daily activity.
UW - Department of
Family Medicine and Community Health - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: A Physician's Perspective
Dr. Wargowski has
over 25 years of clinical experience in the identification of
syndromes and the assessment of individuals with congenital anomalies
and developmental disorders, including fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders.
RESEARCH
Int. J. Environ.
Res. Public Health - Replication of High Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders Prevalence Rates, Child Characteristics, and Maternal Risk
Factors in a Second Sample of Rural Communities in South Africa
Prevalence and
characteristics of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and total fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) were studied in a second sample of
three South African rural communities to assess change.
NeuroImage:
Clinical - Cortical gyrification is abnormal in children with
prenatal alcohol exposure
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) adversely affects early brain development. Previous
studies have shown a wide range of structural and functional
abnormalities in children and adolescents with PAE.
Genetics and
Molecular Biology - Teratogens: a public health issue – a
Brazilian overview
Congenital
anomalies are already the second cause of infant mortality in Brazil,
as in many other middle-income countries in Latin America. Birth
defects are a result of both genetic and environmental factors, but a
multifactorial etiology has been more frequently observed.
University of
Manitoba - Effects of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on
global gene expression in fetal brain in rats exposed to ethanol
prenatally
Prenatal alcohol
exposure is known to change genes involved in signal transduction and
neurological system processes, thus affecting normal fetal brain
development.
Journal of Child
and Family Studies - Educating Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder: Caregiver Support Needs
The purpose of
this study was to identify caregivers’ needs in helping youth with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) succeed in school.
Biochemistry and
Cell Biology - Prevalence of Externalizing Disorders and Autism
Spectrum Disorder among Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Due to their
central nervous system impairments, children with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) commonly exhibit externalizing behaviours
such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, and/or delinquency.
GLIA - Acute
oligodendrocyte loss with persistent white matter injury in a third
trimester equivalent mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Alcohol exposure
during central nervous system (CNS) development can lead to fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Human imaging studies have revealed
significant white matter (WM) abnormalities linked to cognitive
impairment in children with FASD; however, the underlying mechanisms
remain unknown.
Alcohol - Maternal
alcohol exposure during mid-pregnancy dilates fetal cerebral arteries
via endocannabinoid receptors
Prenatal alcohol
exposure often results in fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders. Mechanisms of fetal brain damage by alcohol
remain unclear. We used baboons (Papio spp.) to study alcohol-driven
changes in the fetal cerebral artery endocannabinoid system.
The FASEB Journal
- The Effect of Alcohol Exposure in Utero on The Cerebral
Circulation
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) comprises several syndromes and permanent
birth defects caused by in utero exposure to alcohol.
Birth Defect
Research - Genetic vulnerabilities to prenatal alcohol exposure:
Limb defects in sonic hedgehog and GLI2 heterozygous mice
Genetic factors
influence the physical and neurobehavioral manifestations of prenatal
alcohol exposure (PAE). Animal models allow the investigation of
specific genes that confer vulnerability to, or protection from,
birth defects associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASDs).
Paediatrics &
Child Health - Ten-year experience of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder; diagnostic and resource challenges in Indigenous children
Although fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can have a disproportionate impact
in some Indigenous communities, there is a paucity of literature on
its epidemiology.
Global Qualitative
Nursing Research - “No Alcohol Is Recommended, But . . .”:
Health Care Students’ Attitudes About Alcohol Consumption During
Pregnancy
Canadian findings
suggest that health care providers require further training and
education to support their work preventing fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD). However, the knowledge and training of health care
students in relation to FASD remains largely unexplored.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Rynek Zdrowia (Poland) - Kraków:
powstanie ośrodek leczenia dzieci z FASD
Centrum leczenia
dzieci z FASD (spektrum płodowych zaburzeń alkoholowych) powstanie
w Krakowie. Taki oddział planuje uruchomić Wojewódzki
Specjalistyczny Szpital Dziecięcy im. św. Ludwika w Krakowie. Ma
powstać w przebudowanym głównym budynku lecznicy.
NRZ (Germany) -
FASD-Selbsthilfegruppe berät jetzt Pflege- und Adoptiveltern
Gregor Hötzel
erweitert die Emmericher FASD-Selbsthilfegruppe um Beratung von
werdenden Pflege- und Adoptiveltern. Wie der Eltener helfen kann.
Gäubote - Die
Herrenberger Zeitung (Germany) - Selbsthilfegruppe FASD zu
Pflegestärkungsgesetz
Die
Selbsthilfegruppe FASD - also Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder oder
Fetale Alkoholspektrum Störung - trifft sich am Mittwoch, 17. Mai,
um 20 Uhr im Klosterhof in Herrenberg.
Dziennik.pl
(Poland) - Niewidzialne dzieci z FAS. Kłamstwo jedyną szansą na
pomoc
FAS, alkoholowy
zespół płodowy, to konkretna choroba. Żyją z nią tysiące
dzieci w Polsce. Jednak aby ją leczyć, trzeba wykorzystywać luki w
prawie, a czasem po prostu kłamać.
