Sen Magazine - Drinking it in
What are fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and
how can educators help combat the potentially devastating effects they can have
on a child’s life? Carolyn Blackburn explains all.
Sudbury Star - New program to help youth with
FASD
A new kind of mentorship program is being developed in Greater
Sudbury -- one that reaches out to a segment of the population that doesn't
usually get much attention, the executive director of The Human League
Association said.
Nanaimo Daily News (Canada) - Council decides
to raise awareness of FASD
Nanaimo will craft a bylaw to raise awareness of
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The bylaw would call for the installation of
signs on public property warning against the consequences of drinking while
pregnant.
Vcoice of America (Cambodia) - Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome a Risk for Cambodians
When a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy she
risks giving birth to a child with mental and physical defects called fetal
alcohol syndrome, a US-based doctor told “Hello VOA” on Thursday.
Chicago Tribune (USA) - Nevada court mulls
abortion for pregnant mentally disabled woman
A Nevada judge could decide whether a mentally
disabled woman should be forced to have an abortion despite the wishes of her
adoptive parents, who are also her legal guardians. William and Amy Bauer's
adopted daughter is 32, although fetal alcohol syndrome left the woman with
health problems and the mental capacity of a 6-year-old child, said Jason
Guinasso, the Fernley, Nevada, couple's attorney.
Vancouver Sun (Canada) - Maternal drinking
casts lifelong shadow
'All of a sudden she was gone. "Boom - no
reaction. Her arms and legs started shaking. I called the nurse in. Within the
next 10 minutes they were doing a spinal tap without any anesthetic, nothing.'
Lydia Neufeld's 13-year-old foster daughter had slipped away like this seven or
eight times before, but this was the first time her doctors had seen it. They
had no explanation.
Kansas City Star - More and more babies are
being born with addictions
The delivery was uncomplicated. But just a few
hours after his birth, the tiny baby boy began vomiting and crying
inconsolably.
Auckland stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) - Warning
on babies and booze
Jackie Prichard has been told she should have
known better than to drink during pregnancy but she says there's not enough
information out there warning mums of the risks.
The Age (Australia) - 'Grog' hits indigenous
babies
THE nation's first comprehensive study of the
impact of excessive drinking on unborn Aboriginal children has revealed
devastating rates of intellectual disability.
MATERIALS AND VIDEOS
The Dollars and Sense of Determining FASD
Prevalence: A Canadian Responsibility
Hear experts from across the country discuss
what we know about the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in
Canada.
NOFAS - Sam Mabie and his dad Tom on
FASD
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (NOFAS) is the leading voice and resource of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD) community.
NOFAS - Wesley C. Jones on FASD - Midwest
Regional FAS Training Center
Fetal Alcohol Network NZ - Youth Social Media
Campaign Launched
Alcohol Healthwatch, Well Women and Family Trust
and The Rotary Club of Parnell launches the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) Youth Social Media Campaign.
Babies + Booze: Simon Rowley –
Paediatrician
RESEARCH
Alcoholism - Effect of Predictive Cuing on
Response Inhibition in Children with Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Consistent with previous studies of response
inhibition, the AE group demonstrated greater frontal and parietal activation
when attempting to inhibit prepotent responses than the CON group, despite
similar rates of commission errors.
NIH News - Heavy prenatal alcohol linked to
childhood brain development problems
Heavy drinking during pregnancy disrupts proper
brain development in children and adolescents years after they were exposed to
alcohol in the womb, according to a study supported by the National Institutes
of Health. The study is the first to track children over several years to
examine how heavy exposure to alcohol in utero affects brain growth over
time.
PubMed - Ethical considerations when
communicating a diagnosis of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder to a
child
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy
may result in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which is an umbrella term
used to describe a range of conditions that are associated with significant
neurodevelopmental impairments.
PLOS - Adequacy of Maternal Iron Status
Protects against Behavioral, Neuroanatomical, and Growth Deficits in Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are the
leading non-genetic cause of neurodevelopmental disability in children. Although
alcohol is clearly teratogenic, environmental factors such as gravidity and
socioeconomic status significantly modify individual FASD risk despite
equivalent alcohol intake.
BMJ Open - Consensus diagnostic criteria for
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia: a
modified Delphi study
Participants indicated clear support for use of
the UW diagnostic criteria for FAS in Australia. These findings should be used
to develop guidelines to facilitate improved awareness of, and address
identified gaps in the infrastructure for, FASD diagnosis in Australia.
MJA - Aboriginal women, alcohol and the road
to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
I am an Aboriginal woman, with traditional
connections to the Bidjara people from central western Queensland and extensive
experience in working with Aboriginal women who consume alcohol during
pregnancy.
Alcoholism -A Functional Magnetic Resonance
Imaging Study of Spatial Working Memory in Children with Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure: Contribution of Familial History of Alcohol Use Disorders
Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure leads to
widespread cognitive deficits, including problems with spatial working memory
(SWM). Neuroimaging studies report structural and functional abnormalities in
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), but interpretations may be complicated
by the co-occurrence of a family history of alcoholism.
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LANGUAGES
Iltalehti (Finland) - Vauvan terveys
päihdeäidin oikeuksien edelle
Raskaana olevan äidin oikeus juoda alkoholia ja
käyttää muita päihteitä on Suomen lain mukaan vahvempi kuin lapsen oikeus syntyä terveenä.
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