CanFASD - 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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National FASD (UK) - Happy FASD Awareness
Month!
Today is an exciting day! The 1st September marks the beginning of FASD
Awareness Month here in the UK. This is a whole month dedicated to raising
awareness of FASD in the UK, as well as celebrating the amazing day-to-day
achievements of awesome people with FASD up and down the country.
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NOFASD Australia - “Lighting The Way” To
FASD Awareness!
It’s September (FASD Awareness Month) and time to look at what each of us
can do to raise awareness of this disability during this month – and what
exciting things are already on the agenda.
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CanFASD (Canada) - Canada Rocks Red for
FASD
This year, several Canadian monuments and landmarks will be rocking red for
FASD to raise awareness of this disability. We’ve asked key landmarks across
the country to light up red on September 9th in honour of FASD Awareness Day.
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Proof Alliance - $9 x 9 Months = big
impact!
At Proof Alliance, we are working to create a world where people living
with an FASD are identified, supported and valued, and alcohol is not consumed
during all nine months of pregnancy.
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The Canberra Times (Australia) - Govt
invests $18m to address FASD in central Australia
The federal government is investing $18.4 million to help children in
central Australia with neurodevelopmental issues. Donna Ah-Chee, chief
executive of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, a health organisation
based in Alice Springs, said the funding would help identify children with
ADHD, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and autism.
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Alaska Public Media (USA) - Talk of Alaska:
Raising Awareness about FASD
Babies who were exposed to alcohol during pregnancy can develop lifelong
developmental disabilities known collectively as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder or FASD.
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Griffith News (Australia) - Griffith
research into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder wins $1.49m grant
A project designed to help screen children and adolescents at risk of Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been awarded a National Health and Medical
Research Council Partnership Grant worth $1.49 million.
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Orangeville Citizen (Canada) - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder affects more Canadians than autism, cerebral palsy
and down syndrome combined
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day is being held Sept. 9.
FASD Day, and the month of September, is devoted to raising awareness and
challenging current misinformation and stigma surrounding FASD.
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News-Medical.net - Is alcohol exposure
before and during pregnancy associated with reduced longitudinal fetal growth?
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers examined the
association between exposure to alcohol in the periconceptional and prenatal
periods and longitudinal growth of the fetus, focusing on the quantity and
timing of alcohol consumption.
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The Mirror - 'I didn't stop my pregnant
friend from drinking - now she's mad at me'
There have been numerous studies over the years that say drinking alcohol
while pregnant or breastfeeding is never a good idea for a mum or baby.
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ABC (Australia) - Breaking the cycle
Alysha always thought using drugs while pregnant would be the lowest she could
go.
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Brock News – Brock researcher explores the
gut’s connection to mental health
Almost everyone living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) will
experience depression, anxiety or other mental health challenge at some point
in their lives. Increasingly, these conditions are being linked to what’s
happening in their gut, says Charlis Raineki, Assistant Professor of Psychology
at Brock University.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
NOFASD Australia - Nic's
interview with Chris - living with FASD.
NOFASD Australia; A open conversation style interview between Nic &
Chris relative to his life living with FASD.
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St. Louis Arc - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month
The St. Louis Arc is committed to raising awareness about the long-term
harmful effects alcohol has on pregnancy. Join us as we kick off Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month and learn more about the Arc's Go the Whole
9 program.
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NOFASD Australia - #01
Myths with Louise Gray from NOFASD Australia
How much do you know about pregnancy and alcohol? The reality may surprise
you. Alcohol exposure while in the womb may cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder, or FASD, in the unborn child.
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Springer Link - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - A Multidisciplinary Approach
Written by experts in the field, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders provides
a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of this issue that
helps guide prevention efforts, the diagnostic process, school and community
interventions, and global policy efforts.
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RESEARCH
Child: Care, Health and Development - Establishing a multidisciplinary
specialist centre for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders—Lessons learned from a
model project in Germany
Our service was used by both caregivers and professionals who reported numerous
and complex concerns and needs. Professionally sound and multidisciplinary
services are viable instruments to meet those needs, bearing the potential for
quick and notable relief among individuals affected.
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Res Dev Disabil - Prognostic factors for
long-term outcome in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Even though our results need to be interpreted with caution due to
methodological limitations such as the use of a convenience sample and limited
statistical power, they imply that severely affected children with FASD
experience a less stable environment.
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Applied Sciences - Assessment of the
Central Nervous System in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Using Magnetic Resonance (MR) Techniques
The analysis of the present findings in the study group showed that brain
MRI examinations of children with FASD more often identified a decreased corpus
callosum and 1H MRS and DWI abnormalities, particularly in the region of basal
ganglia.
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Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) -
Molecular Basis of Disease - Neuroinflammation in fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders and related novel therapeutic approaches
Despite evidence of its importance, neuroinflammation is not usually
considered at diagnosis or treatment for FASD. Here, we discuss the literature
regarding anti- inflammatory drugs and nutraceuticals, which hold promise for
future therapeutical interventions in these disorders.
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BMC Proceedings - Fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders prevention and clinical guidelines research-workshop report
It is estimated that up to 1 in 20 people in the United States are affected
by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), an array of cognitive, emotional,
physical and social disorders caused by exposure to alcohol during prenatal
development.
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Alcohol - Proceedings of the 2022 Annual
Meeting of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group
The 2022 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meeting was
held in coordination with the 45th annual Research Society on Alcoholism
conference on June 25th, 2022.
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eClinicalMedicine - Parental substance use
disorder and risk of intellectual disability in offspring in Sweden: a national
register study
Both paternal and maternal SUD were associated with an increased risk of ID
in offspring, with greatest risk observed when AUD was diagnosed during
pregnancy.
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International Indigenous Policy Journal - Client
Perceptions of an FASD-Informed Indigenous Restorative Justice Program
Individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) can experience
multiple layers of adversity that increase vulnerability to justice
involvement.
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Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research - Prenatal
alcohol exposure and cognition at midlife: Evidence of fluid cognition deficits
in two cohorts
While all participants with PAE had lower fluid cognition, those with PAE
and dysmorphic features also exhibited specific deficits in their performance
on measures of inhibition, attention, and cognitive flexibility.
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Alcohol and Alcoholism - Pregnancy-specific
alcohol policies and admissions to substance use disorder treatment for
pregnant people in the USA
Pregnancy-specific alcohol policies related to greater treatment admissions
tend to mandate treatment rather than make voluntary treatment more accessible,
raising questions of ethics and effectiveness.
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BMC Medicine - Alcohol exposure before and
during pregnancy is associated with reduced fetal growth: the Safe Passage
Study
This study demonstrated that PAE negatively affects fetal growth, in
particular when exposed during the periconception period or in second
trimester.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - Associations
between prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposure on Doppler flow velocity
waveforms in pregnancy: a South African study
In our study, PTE in trimesters two and three resulted in increased
vascular resistance of the placenta. These findings highlight nuance in
associations between PAE, PTE and blood flow velocities in arteries of the
fetal-placental-maternal circulation and birth weight, suggesting that quantity
and timing are important factors in these relationships.
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Western University - Offspring
Susceptibility of Developing Depressive-like Phenotypes and Metabolic
Dysfunction Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Juvenile Stress in a Mouse
Model
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is the leading preventable cause of adverse
fetal outcomes. Individuals with PAE are susceptible to developing secondary
deficits such as depression and metabolic disorders.
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International Journal of Mental Health and
Addiction - Relationship Between Criminal and Status Offense Behaviors,
Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cape
Town, South Africa
This study aimed to examine the relationship between externalizing
behaviors, substance use, and sexual risk among adolescent girls and young
women (AGYW) in Cape Town, South Africa, who experience social disadvantage
characterized by poverty and school dropout.
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University of Exeter - Application of fish models for studying
mechanisms of human fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)
In this project, embryos from two small fish species, zebrafish
(freshwater) and Arabian killifish (AKF) (seawater and brackish water), have
been used as suitable models to study the mechanism of human fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs).
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Aten Primaria - Considerations
for the design and implementation of interventions for the cessation of
tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in pregnancy: A qualitative study
The conclusion is that this intervention should be carried out at the level
of prenatal care in primary care. There are doubts regarding the frequency,
purpose, and follow-up of this multicomponent intervention, as well as the
possibility of incorporating couples.
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European Archives of
Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - Effects of prenatal alcohol
exposition on cognitive outcomes in childhood and youth: a longitudinal
analysis based on meconium ethyl glucuronide
Subclinical PAE, as determined by meconium EtG, has negative developmental
consequences on cognitive function that persist from childhood to adolescence.
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American Journal of
Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM - Clinician views on reporting pregnant and
birthing patients who use alcohol and/or drugs to child welfare
Participants agreed with most, but not, all child welfare reporting
decisions. When participants disagreed or felt conflicted with reporting
decisions, these feelings were almost entirely related to decisions to report,
which, in some cases, were prompted by hospital or state policies.
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Kehitysvammaliitto (Finland) - Faktoja FASDista
Alkoholi on kaikkein merkittävin sikiön kehitystä uhkaava tekijä, johon
odottava äiti voi itse vaikuttaa. Kaikista päihteistä juuri alkoholi aiheuttaa
eniten sikiövaurioita.
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Zielona Góra (Poland) - UM Zielona Góra:
Zielonogórska Kampania Społeczna FASD
Tegoroczna edycja Zielonogórskiej Kampanii Profilaktycznej „ZaFAScynuj się
ciążą bez alkoholu” odbywa się pod hasłem „FASD bagaż na całe życie”.
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CISA - Centro de Informações sobre Saúde e
Álcool (Brazil) - Os perigos do consumo de álcool na gravidez
O consumo de bebidas alcoólicas durante a gestação e lactação traz
consequências graves para a saúde, tanto do
bebê quanto da mãe. Saiba mais.
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Dagens Medisin (Norway) - Viktig
helsetilbud forsvinner - frykter rusavhengige gravide går under radaren
Vi er bekymret for at et svært viktig helsetilbud i
spesialisthelsetjenesten til gravide og småbarnsfamilier med rusmiddelproblemer
gradvis smuldrer opp.
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Erziehungsbüro Rheinland gGmbH (Germany) - FASD
Awareness Day - FASD Online Event 2023
noch kurze Zeit Anmeldung möglich, wir freuen uns auf euch!
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Zielona Gora (Poland) - Zielonogórska
Kampania Społeczna FASD
Tegoroczna edycja Zielonogórskiej Kampanii Profilaktycznej „ZaFAScynuj się
ciążą bez alkoholu” odbywa się pod hasłem „FASD bagaż na całe życie”.
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Alko.fi (Finland) - Alkoholi ja raskaus
eivät sovi yhteen
Tulevan lapsen kannalta turvallisin vaihtoehto on jättää alkoholi kokonaan,
sillä raskauden aikaiselle alkoholin käytölle ei ole turvarajaa.
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