NDTV - Here's Why Pregnant Women
Shouldn't Drink Alcohol Or Smoke
Researchers have
revealed an association between a fetus's exposure to smoking and
specific patterns of aberrant behaviour as a toddler, at school age,
and as a teen and propose that these patterns form a continuum.
The Rebel -
Feminism’s new low: Advising against drinking during pregnancy
is “sexist”
According to an
article in the British national newspaper, The Telegraph, “experts”
are suggesting guidelines stating it’s best to abstain from alcohol
while pregnant are alarmist, stigmatizing and sexist.
Edmonton Journal
(Canada) - Judges aim to launch special court to handle high
volume of those with mental health issues
People suffering
from mental illness and neurological issues accused of crimes may be
appearing before a specialized court in Edmonton by this fall,
provincial court officials told the Edmonton Police Commission on
Thursday.
Kids Brain Health
Network - Life with a neurodisability goes beyond the brain
Diagnosed with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder as a 12 lb., year-old infant, her
health trajectory had been atypical from the start. But when Travis
told her doctor she suspected the fainting was linked to her FASD,
she was met with a dismissive response.
MOFAS - Keeping
Routines for Children with an FASD
Having a routine
for children with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can help
reduce stress and anxiety. Children with an FASD have permanent brain
injuries that can impact communication, understanding, responses to
stress, and more.
University of
Sidney (Australia) - Responding to fetal alcohol impacts in
children
Children with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are more likely to fail at
school, have attention problems and talk about killing themselves,
according to their teachers, says University of Sydney research.
Sphere (Canada) -
Employment and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Are you familiar
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or FAS in your practice? You may know it
is a result of heavy drinking during pregnancy. Some studies even
suggest that if a father drinks too much, there are similar
consequences.
UPCOMING
Children in
Scotland - Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): supporting
children and young people - 30th August 2017
Foetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are lifelong conditions that have a
significant impact on the life of the individual and those around
them. Prenatal exposure to alcohol can interfere with normal
development to cause growth deficiency and alterations to the
internal organs, skeleton and central nervous system. Often, the
conditions go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed, for example as autism.
Alberta - 2017
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference
We are happy to
invite you to join us and our partners at the 2017 National Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Conference in Calgary, Alberta on
October 24-27, 2017.
VIDEOS and MATERIALS
Publichealth.gc.ca/fasd
- FASD and Pregnancy clinical knowledge
Ausmed - Education
for Nurses - What You'll Learn - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
VLA
This Video
Learning Activity (VLA) will provide an overview of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder, firstly looking at prevention. If we know what
FASD is and what to look for, we can better screen for it to prevent
it.
Camrose Open Door
- Open Door FASD Presentation
Embryology - Abnormal Development -
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Embryology is an
educational resource for learning concepts in embryological
development, no clinical information is provided and content should
not be used for any other purpose.
Oregon.gov - Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome
The effects of FAS
can include physical problems and problems with behavior and
learning. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy
or when trying to get pregnant. There is also no safe time to drink
during pregnancy.
RESEARCH
Journal of Population Therapeutics and
Clinical Pharmacology - A descriptive study of a community-based
home visiting program with preschool children prenatally exposed to
alcohol
Research suggests that prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) increases
the risk of insecure caregiver-child attachment and related negative
child emotional behavioural outcomes.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging -
Radiological studies of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in humans
and animal models: An updated comprehensive review
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders encompass a wide range of birth defects in
children born to mothers who consumed alcohol during pregnancy.
Child Psychiatry &
Human Development - Evidence Supporting the Internal Validity of
the Proposed ND-PAE Disorder
The internal
validity of the proposed Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE) was evaluated in children
diagnosed with either Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or partial FAS who
were 3–10 years of age and had enrolled in a math intervention
study.
Conneticut College
- The Effects of Fetal Alcohol Exposure on Gene Expression and
Associated Behavioral Markers in Sprague Dawley Rats
Alcohol is a
dangerous recreational substance because of its availability and the
economic, social, and biological problems that it can cause. Fetal
alcohol exposure, although preventable, is particularly harmful to a
developing embryo.
Research in
Developmental Disabilities - Feasibility study of a family-focused
intervention to improve outcomes for children with FASD
Growing evidence
shows that children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can
benefit from interventions, and specifically interventions focused on
improving self-regulation.
The Journal of
Undergraduate Neuroscience Education - A Rat Model of Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome: A Series of Undergraduate Laboratory Exercises for
Biopsychology Courses
Many undergraduate
students are aware that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can result
in many serious physical and behavioral deficits.
European Journal
of Paediatric Neurology - Typical cerebellar allometry is
disturbed in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Toward new MRI
neuroanatomic markers
In the absence of
physical characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), etiologic
diagnosis of non-syndromic forms of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(NS-FASD) remains probabilistic.
Alcoholism -
Facial curvature detects and explicates ethnic differences in
effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
Our objective is
to help clinicians detect the facial effects of prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) by developing computer based tools for screening
facial form.
Advances in
Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Caregivers of Youth with a Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Hopes for Them as Adults
Caregivers of
youth with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder participated in
telephone interviews about their hopes for their youths as adults.
Alcohol - A
modified Timeline Followback assessment to capture alcohol exposure
in pregnant women: Application in the Safe Passage Study
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) has been linked to poor pregnancy outcomes, yet there
is no recognized standard for PAE assessment, and the specific
effects of quantity, frequency, and timing remain largely unknown.
Journal of
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics - Behavior in Children
with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Remote Australia: A
Population-Based Study
To document
behavior in children residing in very remote Western Australian
communities as rated by parent/caregivers and teachers. We
hypothesized that children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD) would have higher rates of problematic behavior than children
without FASD.
International
Journal of Developmental Neuroscience - Effects of prenatal
binge-like ethanol exposure and maternal stress on postnatal
morphological development of hippocampal neurons in rats
Alcohol is one of
the most commonly used drugs of abuse negatively affecting human
health and it is known as a potent teratogen responsible for fetal
alcohol syndrome (FAS), which is characterized by cognitive deficits
especially pronounced in juveniles but ameliorating in adults.
Rev Bras Ginecol
Obstet. - Psychometric Properties of Brief Screening Tests for
Alcohol Use Disorders during Pregnancy in Argentina
In other cultural
contexts, studies have concluded that T-ACE and TWEAK are the best
instruments to assess pregnant women. In contrast, our results
evidenced the low reliability of those instruments and a better
performance of the AUDIT in this population.
canfasd.ca - Two
Recent Approaches to FASD Diagnosis: An Issue Paper
Over the last 50
years, a significant amount of research and clinical expertise has
been devoted to characterizing the effects of prenatal alcohol
exposure on the developing fetus.
BMC Psychology -
Neurodevelopmental profile of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A
systematic review
In an effort to
improve the screening and diagnosis of individuals with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD), research has focused on the identification
of a unique neurodevelopmental profile characteristic of this
population.
Drug Alcohol
Depend - Who is most affected by prenatal alcohol exposure: Boys
or girls?
Boys and girls had
mostly similar outcomes when prenatal alcohol exposure was linked to
poor physical and neurocognitive development. Nevertheless, sex
ratios implicate lower viability and survival of males by first
grade, and girls have more dysmorphology and neurocognitive
impairment than boys resulting in a higher probability of a FASD
diagnosis.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Interia (Poland) - Mamo, nie pij w
ciąży
Co najmniej dwa
procent dzieci w Polsce cierpi z powodu zaburzeń rozwoju
spowodowanych piciem alkoholu przez matki podczas ciąży. To więcej
niż liczba maluchów z autyzmem.
Hyvä Terveys
(Finland) - ”Kysyisin äidiltä, miksi hän joi”
Äidin
raskaudenaikainen alkoholinkäyttö uhkaa yhä tuhansien lapsien
elämää Suomessa. Mikko on yksi FASD-nuori.
