Cabin Radio
(Canada) - Judge halts return of sex offender with FASD to
Tuktoyaktuk
A Yellowknife
judge refused to send a man convicted of multiple sex assaults back
to Tuktoyaktuk on supervised probation, halting a sentencing hearing
on Thursday.
mykawartha.com
(Canada) - Support crucial as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
rates climb
Twice as common as
Autism Spectrum Disorder and 28 times more common than Down Syndrome,
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is becoming one of the leading known
causes of developmental disability in Canada.
Florence Health
(USA) - Almost Half of Nurses Providing Prenatal Care Are
Misinformed About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy: Study
Organizations like
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) openly
discourage moms-to-be from drinking any amount of alcohol during
pregnancy because the research indicates doing so can restrict fetal
growth and lead to facial anomalies and neurobehavioral problems.
Wakefield Express
(UK) - Drinking levels among pregnant women to be analysed
Steps to
discourage women from drinking during their pregnancies will be
considered by public health officials in Wakefield.
Marin Independent
Journal - No, it’s not OK to have even one drink while pregnant
Guidance to not
drink while pregnant is not sexist. I’m all for smashing the
patriarchy at each and every opportunity. And it’s true that
medicine has been hopelessly patriarchal since, well, medicine
started. But providing people with accurate information so they can
make informed choices about their bodies is the antithesis of the
patriarchy. It is power.
Medical Xpress -
Low-level alcohol use increases miscarriage risk
Women who consume
alcohol during pregnancy—even in small amounts—have a 19 percent
greater risk of miscarriage than women who don't use alcohol,
according to a new study by Vanderbilt researchers.
World Health
Organization (Ukraine) - Nationwide campaign aims to educate women
in Ukraine on the harm of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
The "Virgin"
Pregnancy communications campaign aims to reduce alcohol consumption
during pregnancy. It is implemented within the framework of
Noncommunicable Diseases: Prevention and Health Promotion in Ukraine,
a joint project of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and WHO,
supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Version Weekly -
Addiction and Arrested Prenatal Growth
The government
today ensures that a cigarette pack or a bottle of alcohol comes with
a warning, but there is no specific warning about the harm it can
cause an unborn baby when taken by a pregnant mother.
FARE (Australia) -
Pressure’s on to tackle invisible epidemic affecting generations
of Australians
A group of leading
medical and public health bodies is backing calls for a parliamentary
inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), after it was
revealed Australia has one of the highest rates of alcohol use during
pregnancy in the world.
Center for Health
Journalism - Prenatal alcohol exposure is devastating a generation
An increasing
number of American children are growing up with devastating,
untreated developmental disabilities caused by prenatal alcohol
exposure, triggering a mental health crisis that state and federal
policymakers have largely ignored for decades.
The BIO Connection
- No Safe Amount of Alcohol During Pregnancy, Suggest Researchers
An international
group of researchers has taken one of the first major steps in
finding the biological changes in the brain that drive fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD). New work using chaos theory to analyze
brain signals, discussed this month in the journal Chaos, from AIP
Publishing, shows the long-term effects.
UPCOMING
Sorlandet Sykehys
- Welcome to the european conferance on FASD 2020!
(14.09.2020-16.09.2020; Arendal, Norway)
The first
Competence Center for children with prenatal alcohol/drug exposure in
Scandinavia is proud to host the EUFASD 2020 in Arendal, Norway.
CTRI - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Strategies for Supporting (Dec 02 - Dec
03, 2019: Halifax, Canada)
Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is one of the most prevalent brain-based
disabilities. As a result, there is a growing need for caregivers to
acquire increased knowledge and practical skills to support children,
adults, and families living with FASD.
Action Together -
FASD Peer Support Small Grant Fund (Closing Date: 12 noon Friday
20 September 2019; UK)
We want to work
with voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups and
organisations in the local authority areas of Bury, Oldham, Rochdale,
Stockport and Tameside to provide peer support opportunities for
parents, carers and families of children with suspected or diagnosed
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
FASD-CAN 2019 ANNUAL WORKSHOP (7th
September 2019; New Zealand)
Community
Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout And Partners - Walking in Our
Shoes - Living with FASD (9 -10 Sep 2019; Canada)
Jeff is the
Founder and CEO of an organization that provides hope and education
to people caring for someone living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD). He is a dynamic speaker and motivator with a message
of hope.
Drug-Free Hawaii -
2nd Hawaii Conference on FASD (September 18, 2019; Hawaii)
The Hawaii Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Action Group invites you to the 2nd
Hawaii Conference on FASD: Improving Outcomes Across Systems of Care.
CARNA -
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH
FASD (Apr 22, 2020 - Apr 25, 2020, Vancouver, Canada)
Although there
have been thousands of published articles in FASD in general, there
has been limited research specifically on adolescents and adults with
FASD or on individuals across the lifespan.
APSAD - APSAD
Conference, Hobart, Tasmania 10—13 November 2019 (Tasmania)
Submit your
abstract and have the opportunity to showcase your work and be part
of an acclaimed program. We are calling for submissions for the
following presentation types: Poster; Oral; Service
Delivery/Practice-Based; Workshop; Symposium; and Food for Thought.
Details for each type of presentation can be found on the conference
website.
Right Turn -
Successfully Parenting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Exposure:
Understanding FASD and Incorporating Parenting Strategies that Work
(August 27, 2019; Omaha USA)
Current statistics
show that at least one in every one hundred children in North America
have some form of a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is an umbrella term used to describe a
range of disabilities.
International FASD Day Forum -Making
FASD History in Newcastle (9 September 2019; Newcastle, Australia)
The International
FASD Day Forum - Making FASD History in Newcastle will give an
interesting and exciting opportunity to discover what has been
developing over the past 18 months to Make FASD History in the
Newcastle Community!
Graf Recke
Stiftung - Eine oftmals unentdeckte/nicht beschriebene Diagnose im
Kontext der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (September 10, 2019; Germany)
Dass Alkoholkonsum
in der Schwangerschaft schädlich ist, ist bekannt. Dass
Behinderungen, die daraus entstehen können, unter dem Terminus
Fetale Alkoholspektrum-Störung (FASD) gefasst werden und Kinder
nicht aus ihnen »herausgefördert« werden können, ist noch
deutlich zu wenig bekannt.
Kymsote -
”Alkoholin vaurioittamat” - FASD -koulutus (9.9.2019; Kotka,
Finland)
Koulutuksessa
käsitellään alkoholin aiheuttamia vaurioita ja niiden ilmenemistä
yksilön kehityksen eri näkökulmista.
VIDEO and
MATERIALS
The FASD Elephant
- What is FASD?
FASD is the
acronym for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. FASD is not a medical
diagnosis, but an umbrella term that describes a range of conditions
that can occur in individuals whose mothers drank alcohol during
pregnancy.
Thiago Arzua -
Boozy Baby Brains - What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
There is evidence
that the Ancient Greeks knew that drinking alcohol during pregnancy
caused problems to the fetus and the baby.
FHN Video - Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome FAQ 09
CANFASD: FASD DAY TOOLKIT
September 9th is
International FASD Awareness Day. FASD Day was first celebrated in
1999. It is a day devoted to raising awareness of fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD) to improve prevention of FASD and diagnosis
and support for individuals with FASD.
RESEARCH
Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - Impaired bidirectional
synaptic plasticity in juvenile offspring following prenatal ethanol
exposure
These data are the
first to describe, in a single study, the impact of PNEE on the
dynamic range of bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the juvenile DG
in both males and in females.
Can Med Assoc -
Alarming Ontario drinking statistics obligates reappraisal of the
impact of alcohol on newborns
The report by
Myran et al (2019)1 in CMAJ represents among the most comprehensive
account of alcohol abuse in Ontario. It relies on emergency
department visits caused by the alcohol use.
Campbell
Systematic Reviews - PROTOCOL: Interventions for improving
executive functions in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) is associated with profound and lifelong disability.
The umbrella term fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a
spectrum of impairments resulting from the deleterious effects of PAE
(Chudley et al., 2005).
Research in
developmental Disabilities - A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
diagnostic service and beyond: Outcomes for families
Given the global
need for standardised FASD diagnostic procedures and accurate
reporting of prevalence rates, the current study provides a
contribution to the emerging diagnostic FASD literature, and insight
into families’ experiences who have children diagnosed with FASD.
Progress in
Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry - Maternal
ethanol consumption before paternal fertilization: Stimulation of
hypocretin neurogenesis and ethanol intake in zebrafish offspring
There are numerous
clinical and pre-clinical studies showing that exposure of the embryo
to ethanol markedly affects neuronal development and stimulates
alcohol drinking and related behaviors.
Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology - The ‘Dangerous Cocktail’: an
epidemiological survey on the attitude of a population of pregnant
women towards some pregnancy risk factors
Many
investigations have shown the important role played by risk factors
such as tobacco and alcohol and infectious agents (especially
Rubella) in the development of congenital anomalies (Cas).
Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Association between maternal alcohol
consumption during pregnancy and risk of preterm delivery: the Japan
Environment and Children's Study
Alcohol
consumption during the second and third trimesters, but not during
the first trimester, was associated with increased risk of preterm
delivery. Heavy alcohol consumption (≥300 g ethanol/week) during
the second and third trimesters was associated with a four‐fold
higher risk compared with non‐drinkers.
Acta
neurobiologiae Experimentalis - Prenatal ethanol intoxication and
maternal intubation stress alter cell survival and apoptosis in the
postnatal development of rat hippocampus.
It is well known
that the fetal ethanol exposure and prenatal stress may have adverse
effects on brain development. Interestingly, some morphological and
functional recovery from their teratogenic effects that take place
during brain maturation.
BMC Pregnancy and
Childbirth - Improving birth outcomes for women who are substance
using or have mental illness: a Canadian cohort study comparing
antenatal midwifery and physician models of care for women of low
socioeconomic position
Among low SEP
women in British Columbia, Canada, antenatal midwifery compared to
obstetrician care was associated with reduced odds of PTB. Odds were
lower among women with substance use, and mental illness and
substance use, than among women without these risk factors.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Osservatorio
Malattie Rare (Italy) - 23 Settembre 2019, Roma. “Alcol,
sostanze psicoattive e gravidanza: un’alleanza tra cultura, tutela
e diritti”
Lunedì 23
settembre 2019, dalle ore 9 alle 13, presso la Sala dell’Istituto
Santa Maria in Aquiro (Piazza Capranica 72, Roma) si terrà il
convegno “Alcol, sostanze psicoattive e gravidanza:un’alleanza
tra cultura, tutela e diritti”.
Herzogtum direkt
(Germany) - Fachtag zum Thema ‚Über-Leben mit FASD‘ –
Anmeldefrist verlängert
Fetale
Alkoholspektrumsstörungen (FASD) zählen zu den häufigsten
angeborenen Behinderungen. In Deutschland ist mit 285.000 Betroffenen
zwischen null und 18 Jahren zu rechnen.
Urząd Miasta Żory
(Poland) - Ciąża bez alkoholu!
Nie ma bezpiecznej
dawki alkoholu w ciąży, a każda jego ilość wiąże się z
ryzykiem uszkodzenia płodu – to główny przekaz kampanii
społecznej pod hasłem „Ciąża bez alkoholu”. Jej celem jest
zmniejszenie liczby kobiet pijących alkohol w czasie ciąży i
zachęcanie ich do zachowania całkowitej abstynencji.
DELFI (Lithuania)
- Motina išklojo, ką reiškia auginti alkoholio dar įsčiose
suluošintą vaiką: tenka slėpti mėlynes ir įbrėžimus
Judith Knox
teigia, kad jos dvylikametis sūnus turi visą rinkinį elgesio
sutrikimų, o juos visus lėmė vaisiaus alkoholinio sindromo spektro
liga (VASS) (angl. FASD – DELFI).
Berlin.de
(Germany) - Suchtberatung: Alkohol bleibt unterschätztes Risiko
Fast in Fünftel
der Männer in Brandenburg trinkt zu viel Alkohol, schätzen
Suchtberater. Das trifft nicht nur sie selbst, sondern auch ihre
Familien. Doch auch Frauen unterschätzen Risiken.
DNP-Der Neurologe
& Psychiater - Suizidalität bei Jugendlichen mit FASD
Erstmals wurde die
Prävalenz von Suizidgedanken und suizidalen Handlung unter nicht
intelligenzgeminderten Jugendlichen mit FASD erhoben.
NDR (Germany) - So
gefährlich ist Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft
Das Fetale
Alkoholsyndrom (FAS) ist die häufigste angeborene Behinderung in der
westlichen Welt. Es wird beim Ungeborenen im Mutterleib angelegt,
wenn Schwangere Alkohol trinken.
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