Pregnancy is often described as an opportune time for service providers to support women in improving their health, including efforts to decrease or stop substance
Tag: FASD
Documentary on FASD: Call Me Mental
This short documentary on FASD features several people associated with MOFAS, the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The video was created as part of
A Developmental Evaluation of an Innovative FASD Awareness and Prevention Initiative: FASD The Prevention Conversation
The FASD Prevention Conversation (FASD:PC) is an innovative, made-in-Alberta approach to FASD Prevention. It focuses on the unique role Healthcare Professionals and Social Service Providers
International FASD Awareness Day – 9/9/2015
September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day. This day was chosen so that on the ninth day of the ninth month
Three Key Points About Alcohol And Pregnancy
1. Alcohol is a neurotoxin. Forty years of research has shown alcohol to be a neurotoxin in utero. That means alcohol is a toxic substance
Alcohol use in first 3-4 weeks of pregnancy may lead to permanent brain changes in offspring
It is well established that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can cause harm to the fetus. Now, a new study finds that drinking alcohol as early