Girls, Women, Alcohol, and Pregnancy: New Annotated Bibliography of 2017 Articles on FASD Prevention

Each year since 2013, researchers associated with the Prevention Network Action Team (pNAT) of the CanFASD Research Network search the academic literature for articles related to prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Articles are reviewed for relevancy, identified by topic and country, and the findings briefly summarized. For this year’s Annotated Bibliography of Articles Published in 2017, a total of 113 articles were identified from 17 countries. Countries with highest number of published articles were USA, (51 articles) Canada (26 articles), Australia (10 articles).

Findings are organized using a four-level prevention framework used by the pNAT to describe the wide range of work that comprises FASD prevention (see panel at left for more information). This year a record 32 articles pertained to Level 2 which involves discussion of alcohol use with all women of childbearing age and their partners/support systems. Articles pertaining to Prevalence of alcohol use in pregnancy, Influences on women’s drinking, and Preconception interventions were also well represented.

The annual literature search is intended to update those involved in FASD prevention in Canada, to inform their practice and policy work with current evidence. The members of the pNAT also have the opportunity to discuss the implications for their work of the findings of selected articles, in monthly web meetings.

Find earlier Annotated Bibliographies below and on the CanFASD Prevention page under “Bibliographies”.

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FASD PREVENTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2016

FASD PREVENTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2015

FASD PREVENTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2014

FASD PREVENTION: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2013