Baby Gaga - Survey:
20% Of Women Drink In The First Trimester
Even though medical professionals have issued strong warnings against
drinking alcohol during pregnancy, a new survey reveals that a surprising
number of women admit to consuming alcohol while expecting.
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Baby Gaga - Is
A Little Alcohol Ever Okay During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy comes with responsibility. You have to eat healthy meals, drink
water, exercise, and the number one rule; do not take alcohol. Once moms
discover that they are pregnant, they are told a list of rules which include
not taking even a sip of alcohol.
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Healio - Miscarriage
risk increases with each week of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
The risk for miscarriage increases with each week of alcohol consumption in
early pregnancy, regardless of the amount consumed, according to a study
published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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RNZ (New Zealand)
- Family fights chaotic system in caring for disabled foster child
A Woodville family says it has been a nightmare trying to get funding and
support to look after their severely disabled foster child.
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Parent Herald - Reasons
You Should Quit Alcohol When You Become Pregnant
If you are trying to conceive or you are already pregnant, then you should
give up alcohol. Both the male and the mum should quit drinking if they want to
conceive successfully.
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University of
Otago (New Zealand) - Otago experts deemed ‘critic and conscience’ of
society
Public health specialist Professor Michael Baker from the University of
Otago, Wellington, today receives the Critic and Conscience of Society Award
for his extraordinary efforts in keeping the citizens of New Zealand informed
about the COVID-19 crisis and public health issues in general. While, lecturer
and social worker Associate Professor Anita Gibbs also receives the award for
her tireless advocacy raising the profile of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) in New Zealand.
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Institute for
Attachment and Child Development - 3 differences between FASD & RAD:
Finding the right path
A couple doesn’t understand why things seem to get worse for their adopted
child. Despite a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and years
of intervention treatment services, he continues to frighten his parents.
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COMING UP
BC Council for Families - Understanding Fetal Alcohol and Other
Neurobehavioural Conditions: A Brain-Based Approach (Nov 4, 2020, Canada)
Fetal Alcohol / Neurobehavioural conditions (FA/NB) encompass the spectrum of
brain-based conditions with a wide range of symptoms. This workshop establishes
a research-informed foundation linking brain function with behaviours and
introduces an emerging best practices approach to developing effective
person-specific strategies in all settings.
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INOFAS - FASD
In A Nutshell presented by INOFAS (Lunch & Learn) (August 25th, USA)
This training defines FASD, explains the disorders on the spectrum, and
symptoms associated with FASD.
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Seashell Trust - Intro
to Supporting Children & Young People with FASD (22 October, 12 November, 18
November, 2 December 2020; Scotland)
This one day course is uniquely co-designed and co-delivered by specialists
from the Seashell Trust Outreach Team and The National Organisation for FASD.
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Montgomery County
Office Of Drug And Alcohol - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Effects on
Physical and Behavioral Health (September 14, 2020; Online)
Please join us for a free webinar to learn more about the physical and
behavioral effects of FASD.
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INOFAS - It's
A Brain Thing (September 8th; USA)
Children and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD's) struggle
with many of the cognitive skills that everyday situations demand of us. When
they cannot meet expectations, people in their life often believe they are
intentionally defiant, oppositional, lazy, or unintelligent.
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Surrey Place – MOVING
FORWARD: Building Resilience in FASD (September 9, 16 and 23, 2020; Canada)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is one of the most prevalent
brain-based disabilities developed as a result of maternal consumption of
alcohol during pregnancy. The condition may lead to physical, mental, learning,
behavioural and/or social skill impairments with possible lifelong
implications.
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The CHC - FASD
(Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) event (September 11, 2020; Pennsylvania USA)
Anytime is a good time to raise awareness about FASD, please join us for
this special event on Friday September 11, 2020.
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Parents Helping
Parents - A Conversation about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with Nate
Sheets, FASD Specialist & Behavior Consultant (September 23, 2020; Canada)
This webinar is especially for parents, families and professionals who live
and work with individuals who have, or are suspected of having, FASD.
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David Deere - 2020
Virtual FASD Conference: A Conversation with the Experts (September 10-11, 2020;
Online Event)
In place of an all-day, in-person conference, None for Nine is hosting a
series of mini-lectures covering seven topics. Each hour will begin with a
short presentation of the topic lasting 25-30 minutes.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
PAHO - New publication to assist healthcare providers in the diagnosis and
recognition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
PAHO has published a training workbook on Assessment of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD), in Spanish and English, aimed at healthcare
providers, to assist in the diagnosis and recognition of FASD.
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NOFAS - 2020
FASD Awareness Month/Day Packet
The 2020 NOFAS FASD Awareness Month/Day packet is now available as a
downloadable PDF. The packet contains sample social media messages, a sample
proclamation and news release, and a list of events and resources.
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CanFASD - Understanding
FASD in the Criminal Justice System: A Research Update
This panel discussion dives into the relationship between Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the criminal justice system. This webinar features
Dr. Kaitlyn McLachlan, the Justice Research Lead with the Canada FASD Research
Network.
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Bethany - Parenting
a Child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Aucdnetwork - Educational
Strategies for Working with Students with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
There is no one size fits all approach to working with individuals with a
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Working with students who have a FASD
be challenging for parents, educators, and others providing services and
supports to the students in the educational setting.
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prenatalalcoholexposure.com
- The Silent Epidemic: A Child Psychiatrist’s Journey Beyond Death Row
The Silent Epidemic is a global warning about the tragedy of brain damage
caused by our social drug of choice – alcohol, and the hope of early screening,
identification, and treatment.
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FASD Success - Sara
Messelt: Arming FASD Advocates
Sometimes I go on Twitter – not much – but what I do notice is there are a
lot of people who talk about how the system needs to change but then they don’t
do anything about it.
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CanFASD - FASD
Awareness Month
September 9th is International FASD Day. First celebrated in 1999, FASD day
is devoted to raising awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to
improve prevention of FASD and diagnosis and support for individuals with FASD.
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Bissell Centre - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum of Services
Through community development, advocacy and intensive supports, Bissell
Centre’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum of Services (FASS) program enhances the community’s capacity for
prevention and awareness through education, and supports for the well-being of
individuals, families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and their
caregivers.
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Health Nexus
Santé - PSA FASD September 9th, 2020
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CanFASD - CanFASD
responds to new FASD Assessment training resource
It has come to our attention that many organizations are questioning if
they should use this workbook in Canada as this project was funded by the World
Health Organization (WHO).
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CanFASD - FASD
Month 2020 is Almost Here!
Help us raise awareness of FASD in Canada! Submit a short video of yourself
telling us what FASDis to you. Deadline is August 31!
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RESEARCH
Child Neuropsychology - Early delay of gratification predicts later
inhibitory control and academic performance in children with prenatal alcohol
exposure
These findings indicate that early inhibitory capacity persists into middle
childhood in those with FASD, and may be a promising target for early
intervention to improve later cognitive outcomes in these children.
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Aotearoa New
Zealand Social Work - Improving treatment and outcomes for young people with
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the youth justice system: A social work led
response and practice framework
Based on the research findings, an FASD-informed practice framework has
been developed as a tool to guide social workers who are working with young
people with FASD in the Aotearoa New Zealand YJ system and beyond.
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Reproductive
Toxicology - Folic acid reduces the ethanol-induced morphological and
behavioral defects in embryonic and larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model
for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
We conclude that in this FASD model, EtOH exposure produced several
teratogenic and behavioral defects, FA reduced, but did not totally prevent,
these defects. Understanding of EtOH-induced behavioral defects could help to
identify new therapeutic or prevention strategies for FASD.
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Medicine - Porencephaly
in an Italian neonate with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
This case shows that FAD should be considered in neonates with rare
neurological diseases as porencephaly. In neonates and infants born to a mother
who did not report alcohol use, EtG measure in hairs can significantly improve
diagnosis of FASD, so allowing to exclude genetic diseases associated with
similar clinical findings.
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Psychiatry, Psychology
and Law - Reframe the Behaviour: Evaluation of a training intervention to
increase capacity in managing detained youth with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder and neurodevelopmental impairments
The first study to investigate the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD) within an Australian juvenile detention centre has identified
the highest known prevalence of FASD among a justice-involved population
worldwide.
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American Journal
of Occupational Therapy - The Best Possible Start: Perspectives of Parents
of Children With or at High Risk for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
This qualitative study explored the converging and diverging needs of
biological and adoptive parents raising young children with or at risk for
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
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Alcohol - Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure and Maternal Glutamine Supplementation Alter the mTOR
Signaling Pathway in Ovine Fetal Cerebellum and Skeletal Muscle
These findings suggest prenatal alcohol exposure and maternal GLN
supplementation during the third trimester-equivalent alters the mTOR signaling
cascade which plays a possible key role in alcohol-induced developmental
damage.
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Stigma and Health
- Abortions due to the Zika virus versus fetal alcohol syndrome:
Attributions and willingness to help
This research applies the attribution–affect–action (AAA) model (Weiner,
1980) to investigate contextual and dispositional determinants of reactions
toward pregnancy termination.
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Frontiers in
Pediatrics - Murine Models for the Study of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders: An Overview
Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated to different physical, behavioral,
cognitive, and neurological impairments collectively known as fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder. The underlying mechanisms of ethanol toxicity are not
completely understood.
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BMC Pregnancy and
Childbirth - Multi-service prevention programs for pregnant and parenting
women with substance use and multiple vulnerabilities: Program structure and
clients’ perspectives on wraparound programming
The programs involved in the Co-Creating Evidence study have impressively
blended social and primary care and prenatal care. Their success in
respectfully and flexibly responding to women’s diverse needs, interests and
readiness, within a community-based, wraparound service delivery model paves
the way for others offering pre- and postnatal programming.
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NeuroImage:
Clinical - Validity of automated FreeSurfer segmentation compared to manual
tracing in detecting prenatal alcohol exposure-related subcortical and corpus
callosal alterations in 9- to 11-year-old children
This is the first study to demonstrate in a pre-adolescent cohort the
ability of automated segmentation with FreeSurfer to detect regional volume
changes associated with pathology similar to those found using manual tracing.
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Research Square -
Protocol for an economic evaluation and budget impact assessment of a
randomised, steppedwedge controlled trial for practice change support to
increase routine provision of antenatal care for maternal alcohol consumption
Uptake of
clinical guidelines requires practice change support. It is hypothesized that
the implementation strategy, if found to be effective, will also be
cost-effective, affordable and scalable. This protocol describes the economic
evaluation that will address these hypotheses.
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Paediatric and
Perinatal Epidemiology - Mendelian randomisation approaches to the study of
prenatal exposures: A systematic review
Prenatal MR studies frequently discuss issues that affect all MR studies,
but rarely discuss problems specific to the prenatal context, including
selection on pregnancy and effects of postnatal exposure.
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Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report - Alcohol Use and Co-Use of Other Substances Among
Pregnant Females Aged 12–44 Years — United States, 2015–2018
Pregnant respondents in the first trimester reported higher current alcohol
use than respondents in the second or third trimester. Among first trimester
respondents, 19.6% reported current alcohol use and 10.5% reported binge
drinking; among second or third trimester respondents, current drinking and
binge drinking were reported by 4.7% and 1.4%, respectively.
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Journal of
Population Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacology - Ten years of evidence
for the diagnostic assessment of preschoolers with prenatal alcohol exposure
The assessment of preschoolers with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is
challenging for many diagnostic teams and clinicians. The 2016 Canadian Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnostic guidelines describe the assessments
recommended for individuals with PAE in various age groups.
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The Journal of
Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology - Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder in forensic mental health settings
Exploratory screening outcomes varied considerably between tools. Findings
highlight the need for additional research to identify rates of FASD in
forensic mental health settings, and to develop evidence-based screening and
assessment approaches, and practice guidelines, for this setting.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Oborniki Naszemiasto (Poland) - Konkurs osób dla osób w ciąży - 9 miesięcy
pełnych miłości
Urząd Miejski w Obornikach oraz Gminna Komisja Rozwiązywania Problemów
Alkoholowych w Obornikach organizuje konkurs fotograficzny „9 miesięcy pełnych
miłości”. Konkurs jest kierowany do osób w ciąży mieszkających na terenie gminy
Oborniki.
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Spektrum
Patholinguistik (Germany) - Pragmatische Kompetenzen von Kindern mit Fetalen
Alkohol-Spektrum-Störungen (FASD)
Eines von 300 Neugeborenen in Deutschland ist von Fetalen
Alkohol-Spektrum-Störungen (FASD) betroffen.
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Gesundheit
(Germany) - Kinder aus der Schnapsflasche
Sind 100 Meter weiter als ein Kilometer? Wie lang dauert eine halbe Stunde?
Passt ein großer Topf in einen kleineren? Grit Wagner kann diese Fragen nicht
beantworten. Löcher im Gehirn - so beschreibt die 46-Jährige die Auswirkungen
ihrer vorgeburtlichen Schädigung, verursacht durch den hohen Alkoholkonsum
ihrer Mutter während der Schwangerschaft.
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