With the recent celebration of FASD day on September 9th, society is being exposed to more information on FASD. It is important to be aware
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CanFASD Issue Paper: Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Experiences of Stigma
Issue Individuals with FASD face a great deal of stigma because of their diagnosis, their perceived abilities, and society’s preconceived ideas of their character. The
It’s FASD Day!
FASD Day was first celebrated in 1999. It is a day devoted to raising awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to improve prevention of
BBC: Conversation boosts honesty over drinking in pregnancy, study finds
A “conversational approach” is the most successful way of encouraging honest disclosure of drinking habits by pregnant women, a new study says. This contrasts with
Pregnant Women’s Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy
by Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez, Ramon Mendoza, Diego Gomez-Baya and Fatima Leon-Larios J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(6), 907; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8060907 There is ample evidence of the teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, with long-term consequences throughout
What’s driving more women to drink?
AMES, Iowa – More women are drinking alcohol and an Iowa State University research team is working to understand why. Not only is the gap