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Father’s Drinking Before Conception Could Harm Children’s Health, New Research Finds
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Most public health messaging on alcohol and pregnancy focuses on the mother. Yet new research from Texas A&M University shows that paternal alcohol use before conception may leave lasting biological marks on children. Fathers have...
Thousands of Children Living with Undiagnosed Fetal Alcohol Damage as New Study Exposes Critical Gaps in Care
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New Finnish research shows that FASD diagnosis in children is failing on a wide scale. Researchers found that children harmed by prenatal alcohol exposure routinely go unidentified and unsupported. The findings raise urgent questions about...
The global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome
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Adapted Media Release Published: 17 January 2017Worldwide, an estimated 119,000 children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) each year, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows. The study,...
FASD and youth justice: a prevalence study among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia
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This study, in a representative sample of young people in detention in Western Australia, has documented a high prevalence of FASD and severe neurodevelopmental impairment, the majority of which had not been previously identified. These...
Centre for Disease Control – FASDs: Information for Women
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Five Things You Should Know about Drinking Alcohol during Pregnancy Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and a range of lifelong physical, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities. These disabilities are known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders,...
Sex, alcohol and the COVID-19 pandemic
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Alcohol sales have spiked during the past month. It has long been acknowledged that Scotland has an ‘unhealthy relationship with alcohol’. Too much drinking carries with it heavy personal, economic, health and societal costs. The...
One in 28 Australians May Be Living With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, New Study Reveals
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A new study published by the University of Sydney has revealed that up to one in 28 Australians (3.64 per cent) may live with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a figure that translates to one...
Most Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Are Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are characterized by problems within 3 domains: self-regulation, neurocognition, and adaptive skills. In the US, it is estimated that 1–5% of children meet criteria for FASD. Researchers used data from...
The Influence of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Facial Features
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Every parent wants to give their child the best possible start in life. But certain lifestyle choices during pregnancy can have lasting implications, even in ways that are not immediately visible. Recent research has...
The Dual Edge of FASD: Education’s Impact & Advertising’s Role in Australia’s Preventable Crisis
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The Devastating Scale of Australia’s FASD Crisis Australia holds a troubling distinction in the global health landscape, maintaining one of the highest rates of prenatal alcohol exposure worldwide. As of 2023, 28% of women continue...
Drinking when you’re pregnant? That’s gammon!
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Alcohol is a depressant. This means that it slows down the messages travelling between the brain and body which affects the way you think, feel and behave. Alcohol is a very strong drug, and it can cause extreme harm to our health. Large quantities of alcohol are poisonous but...
National FASD Program Social Return on Investment – 2024 Evaluation
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In this report Impact Economics and Policy has estimated that the lifetime economic and social costs of exposure to alcohol during pregnancy in Australia range between $2.7 billion and $6.4 billion per year3, including: Between...
