An international group of researchers has taken one of the first major steps in finding the biological changes in the brain that drive fetal alcohol
Tag: pregnancy
National Post: PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL AFFECTS A MILLION CANADIANS. WHY IT’S TIME TO START TACKLING OUR HIDDEN DRINKING PROBLEM
It’s been 45 years since researchers revealed the risks of drinking during pregnancy. But as Vanessa Hrvatin reports, rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are
CanFASD: Media Week #3: “You Don’t Want to Drink? What are you, Pregnant?!”: Representations of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy on Television
Eric Harding is a graduate student in the History Department at Laurentian University. He is also an Academic Writing Coach and a Research Assistant contributing
In The News: SickKids shuts down Motherisk helplines after grants, donations ‘reduced to zero’ (Toronto)
The Hospital for Sick Children has shut down its Motherisk helplines for new mothers and pregnant women. The Motherisk program had a call centre and
Article: Pregnant women less likely to get depression treatment, may turn to substance use, study finds
by Aneri Pattani Half of all pregnant women who experience depression do not get any treatment, and some may turn to alcohol, marijuana, and opioids
News Week: PREGNANT WOMEN ARE USING MARIJUANA FOR MORNING SICKNESS. STUDY ON RATS SUGGESTS THIS COULD AFFECT BABY’S BRAIN
BY KASHMIRA GANDER Using cannabis while pregnant to ease morning sickness could damage the brain of a fetus, scientists who studied rats have warned. Between 2002