New research out of the United States has found that the rates of death from alcohol in women have risen by an unprecedented 85% between 1999 and 2017. Conversely, the
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CanFASD Top FASD Articles of 2019
We’ve selected a few of the research articles that have been published over the last year to highlight the recent work that has been done
Pregnancy Status is Associated With Screening for Alcohol and Other Substance Use in the Emergency Department.
Greenmyer JR, Stacy JM, Klug MG, Foster K, Tiongson C, Burd L. J Addict Med. 2020 Jan 14. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000616. Abstract OBJECTIVES: Determine the rates of screening for substance use in
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: #Drymester the safest approach
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy leads to poorer cognitive functioning in children, according to the most comprehensive review on the issue to date. The University of
CTV: Ontario research shows risks associated with cannabis exposure during pregnancy
TORONTO — Research from three Ontario universities sheds new light on the risks associated with cannabis use during pregnancy, finding the psychoactive component of the
Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk
Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome