WHO Bulletin -
Counting the costs of drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Researchers are
starting to shed light on the true extent of alcohol consumption
during pregnancy. Svetlana Popova talks to Fiona Fleck.
Fairview Post -
Drumming for prevention and support for FASD
NW FASD and the
City of Grande Prairie Community Social Development presented a
session on drumming and conversation about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) in the New to You Thrift Store basement May 3.
Canada NewsWire
(Canada) - Public Health Agency of Canada investing in projects to
address Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Drinking alcohol
during pregnancy can result in a baby being born with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which includes a range of physical, mental
or behavioural difficulties that last a lifetime. No amount of
alcohol is safe during pregnancy.
KTUU.com (USA) -
Results are in from study that put pregnancy tests in bars
A two year
experiment that brought Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder education and
pregnancy tests to bar bathrooms in Alaska stopped some women from
drinking. That conclusion comes from researchers with the University
of Alaska Anchorage Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies.
Eyewitness News
(South Africa) - PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO REDUCE FASD CASES IN HEX
RIVER VALLEY
The Western Cape
Social Development Department has launched a programme in the Hex
River Valley area to target the high number of Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) cases.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Teenage murderer denied sentence appeal over concerns
he has FASD
A teenage killer
has failed to get his jail term reduced after his lawyer argued his
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) was a mitigating factor in
his sentencing.
Valley Courier -
Amarah's Corner: Doctor shares effects of alcohol, opiates on
babies
Does drinking
alcohol during pregnancy harm a baby? Prenatal exposure to alcohol
can damage the developing fetus and it is the leading preventable
cause of birth defects, intellectual delays and disabilities.
Southgate News
Herald - Motherhood requires sacrifice for benefit of the child;
avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs during pregnancy
Mother’s Day is
a day when we can appreciate every mother figure in our lives. Being
a mother is a very important responsibility and it requires sacrifice
for the benefit of the child.
Advocate Daily -
FASD should be considered at all stages of criminal justice system
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) is a significant issue in the criminal
justice system — but instead of unnecessary blanket amendments that
focus on the sentencing stage, reforms should aim for better
treatment and policies throughout the legal process, Toronto criminal
and civil litigator Laurelly Dale writes in The Lawyers Weekly.
VICE (Canada) -
The invisible disability caught in Canada’s prison system
It’s just one of
the many problems that people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) face in the criminal justice system due to difficulties with
impulse control, learning from mistakes and understanding complex
instructions or abstract concepts of cause and effect.
MJA InSight - Zika
prep confirms microcephaly and FASD link
A LANDMARK 25-year
study into the baseline rate of microcephaly in Australia has
confirmed an important link between the neurological condition and
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Alexandra Pfleging
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Webinar
PreventionInstitute1
- FASD: Let's move from shame to blame, to support and care
“My mom loved
me.” When talking about FASD, there is often shame and blame. That
does not help anyone. The best way to help moms and people living
with FASD is to provide support and understanding.
Professionals
without Parachutes - Supporting Individuals with FASD
A PD resource
created in collaboration with Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium
and Professionals without Parachutes. Video 1 of 3 explores the
effects of alcohol on the developing brain.
CanFASD - Kelly
Coons interview
FASD Forever's
Jeff Noble interviews FASD researcher Kelly Coons at the 7th
International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in
Vancouver for Canada FASD Research Network.
RESEARCH
Neurology - The
role of genetics in ethanol-induced cell death in the forebrain and
brainstem
Our research aim
is to identify the genes responsible for the underlying molecular
mechanisms mediating apoptotic cell death in the developing central
nervous system following prenatal alcohol exposure in a mouse model.
The Lancet -
Unreliable estimation of prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome
We thank Katrine
Strandberg-Larsen and colleagues from Denmark and Simona Pichini and
colleagues from Italy for their comments on our paper. Both comments
underline the immense interest in the related public health problems
of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
The FASEB Journal
- Transcriptional & Translational Effects of Developmental
Ethanol on Thyroid Function of Zebrafish
Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid
(HPT) axis is critical for fetal growth and development especially
within the central nervous system. Disruption of neonatal thyroid
function such as congenital hypothyroidism may lead to cognitive and
physical disorders if untreated.
Acta Physiologica
- Neurological and Neuropsychological Effects of Low and Moderate
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Several
explanations for the diverse results in research on Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) or Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental
Disorder (ARND) might be at hand: timing, amount and patterns of
alcohol exposure, as well as complex epigenetic responses.
Psychiatry,
Psychology and Law - Putting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) on the Map in New Zealand: A Review of Health, Social,
Political, Justice and Cultural Developments
The damaging
effects of alcohol intake have long been recognised as an issue for
New Zealand society since the introduction of alcohol by early
settlers.
Alcohol -
Interactions of early-life stress and prenatal alcohol exposure on
executive control
There is growing
consensus that moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy can lead to
lasting cognitive impairments. These impairments, categorized as
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are characterized by deficits
in working memory, response inhibition, and behavioral flexibility.
Neurotoxicology
and Teratology - Deficits in spatial learning and memory in adult
mice following acute, low or moderate levels of prenatal ethanol
exposure during gastrulation or neurulation
Debate continues
on the merits of strictly limiting alcohol consumption during all of
pregnancy, and whether “safe” consumption levels and/or times
exist.
Forensic Scholars
Today - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Detoxification
Centers: A Call on Withdrawal Management Professionals to Become
FASD-Informed
This article
explores the challenges associated with identifying and diagnosing
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in detoxification centers
throughout the United States.
Alcohol -
Genome-wide profiling of differentially spliced mRNAs in human
fetal cortical tissue exposed to alcohol
Excessive alcohol
consumption results in significant changes in gene expression and
isoforms due to altered mRNA splicing. As such, an intriguing
possibility is that disturbances in alternative splicing are involved
in key pathological pathways triggered by alcohol exposure.
Alcohol - Prenatal
alcohol exposure: Fetal programming, alcohol-stress interactions, and
sex differences in outcome
BMJ - Maternal
alcohol disorders and school achievement: a population cohort record
linkage study in Western Australia
Children of
mothers with alcohol use disorders are at risk of not meeting minimum
educational benchmarks in numeracy and literacy, with the risk
highest among Indigenous children.
Clinical
Epigenetics - Associations between maternal risk factors of
adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes and the offspring epigenetic
clock of gestational age at birth
A recent study has
shown that it is possible to accurately estimate gestational age (GA)
at birth from the DNA methylation (DNAm) of fetal umbilical cord
blood/newborn blood spots.
J Dev Behav
Pediatr - Comorbid Mental Disorders in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: A Systematic Review.
Increased rates of
mental disorders in people with FASD are commonly reported. Mental
health providers should routinely consider FASD in the diagnosis and
management of mental illness and developmental disorders.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
kobinet-nachrichten
(Germany) - Einheitliches Verfahren bei Behindertenausweisen
"Das
grundlegende Problem liegt darin, dass das Fetale Alkoholsyndrom
nicht als eigene Kategorie in der Versorgungsmedizin-Verordnung
aufgeführt ist. Das führt dazu, dass keine einheitliche
Begutachtung stattfindet, sondern die körperlichen und geistigen
Funktionsstörungen einzeln bewertet werden", so der
CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete und ehemalige Behindertenbeauftragte der
Bundesregierung Hubert Hüppe.
Huis aan Huis
(Netherlands) - ‘Je snapt het pas met een FASD-pas’
Mensen met het
Foetaal Alcohol Syndroom (FAS) kunnen zich binnenkort identificeren
als FAS-patiënt, om het dagelijkse leven zo een stuk eenvoudiger te
maken. In Hardegarijp werd woensdag de eerste landelijke FASD*-pas
uitgereikt door voormalig Tweede Kamerlid Lutz Jacobi.
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