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<\/a><\/div>\nClare FM (Ireland) – Council To Call For FASD To Be MotherToBaby (USA) – MotherToBaby Launches Pregnancy Boston University – Podcast Proves Effective in Educating CPD Online College (UK) – Case Study: Personal Stories of FASD United (USA) – FASD United on Government Advisory on FASD United – FASD United Recognizes January as National \n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n VIDEOS and MATERIALS FASD United (formerly NOFAS) – Glimpses of FASD – Meet Health Nexus Sant\u00e9 – Creating a Circle of Care for Your FASD United (formerly NOFAS) – FASD Communications – FASD MotherToBaby – ep. 82 – Public Health Efforts on FASD – Fitzgerald Health Education Associates – Fetal Alcohol MotherToBaby – ep. 81 – FASD Discovery and Prevalence – Health Nexus Sant\u00e9 – Wills and Estate Planning for Connected Parenting Minute – What is FASD? An Interview Rural FASD Support Network – Lanark County Community MotherToBaby – Meet Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD! \u00a0<\/p>\n RESEARCH Respiratory Research – Sexual dimorphism in lung Santa Cecilia University – FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS): Frontiers in Public Health – Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs – Associations British Journal of Health Psychology – Associations American Family Physician – Psychosocial Interventions to Journal of Women’s Health – Maternal Chronic Physical medRxiv – A prospective cohort study to assess if alcohol
\nOfficially Recognised As Disability
<\/b>Clare County Council is set to write to the Government to request that
\nFoetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is officially recognised as a disability.
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\nInteractive Tool, FASD Podcast Series, Webinar to Highlight Birth Defects
\nAwareness Month
<\/b>With 1 in 33 U.S. babies affected by birth defects each year, MotherToBaby,
\nin partnership with the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN), is
\nkicking off National Birth Defects Awareness Month by unveiling a new digital
\npregnancy tool as well as a special podcast series that offers listeners
\ncontinuing education credits.
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\non Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
<\/b>New research indicates that tuning into an educational podcast prepares
\nhealthcare providers to better screen and educate their patients on the risks
\nof alcohol use during pregnancy.
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\nLiving with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
<\/b>t\u2019s estimated that 3.2% of babies born in the UK are affected by Fetal
\nAlcohol Syndrome. A University of Salford study found that 1.8\u20133.6% of children
\nassessed may have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which could mean that
\n1.2\u20132.4 million people in the UK may have had FASD in 2020.
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\nAlcohol and Cancer Risk and Proposed Updates to Alcohol Warning Label
<\/b>FASD United is encouraged by the U.S. Surgeon General\u2019s continued efforts
\nto address the public health impacts of alcohol, culminating in a
\nmuch-publicized new advisory on alcohol\u2019s links to various forms of cancer.
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\nBirth Defects Awareness Month and Partners on Podcast Series
<\/b>As we welcome the start of 2025, FASD United recognizes National Birth
\nDefects Awareness Month as an opportunity to support and empower the FASD
\ncommunity, build connections within the larger disability community, and
\nrethink how we see and talk about people with FASD, disabilities, and birth
\ndefects.
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FASD Awareness – Ask The Expert” with Maggie May – FASD Webinar #32
<\/b>In this month’s webinar, host Andrew Keeping will be taking your questions
\nfor the award-winning Maggie May. Maggie May is a young woman with FASD who has
\nbecome one of the world’s leading advocates for FASD.
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\nCarl
<\/b>FASD United is excited to launch \u201cGlimpses of FASD,\u201d an exciting new short
\nvideo initiative featuring individuals living with FASD sharing their own
\nstories in their own words. The videos are a great way for people to learn more
\nabout FASDs and what it\u2019s like to live with them in just a few minutes.
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\nLoved One with FASD (Part 3 of the Lifetime Planning Series)
<\/b>Discover how personal support networks can transform lives by fostering
\nconnection, collaboration, and community. In this insightful presentation,
\nRebecca Pauls from PLAN (Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network) shares practical
\nstrategies for creating sustainable support systems that empower individuals
\nwith disabilities and their families.
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\nUnited Webinar
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\nThe MotherToBaby Podcast
<\/b>In the second episode of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)
\nspecial series, we explore the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s
\nwork addressing FASD and how scientific findings are helping shape prevention
\nefforts.
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\nSyndrome findings
<\/b>The PMHNP is evaluating a 4-year-old male patient who is presented to care
\nby his new adoptive parents. The patient has been in a variety of foster homes
\nsince birth but is now finally in a stable adoptive home.
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\nThe MotherToBaby Podcast
<\/b>In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones, one of the pioneers who first
\nidentified Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in the United States in
\n1973, and Dr. Christina Chambers, a renowned epidemiologist who has conducted
\ngroundbreaking research on the prevalence of FASD, join host Chris Stallman,
\nCGC, to discuss the discovery of FASD, its common physical and cognitive
\ntraits, and its prevalence today.
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\nIndividuals with FASD (Part 2 of the Lifetime Planning Series)
<\/b>Planning for the future of a loved one with FASD can be overwhelming. This
\npresentation, led by estate planning expert Natalie Sanna, provides practical
\nand essential guidance for families and caregivers.
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\nwith Sandra Flach – S03 E09 (#30)
<\/b>In this episode, hosts Will and CarrieAnn Standfest engage in a compelling
\nconversation with Sandra Flach. Together, they delve into the often
\nmisunderstood world of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), shedding light
\non this invisible disability that affects many children, especially those in
\nfoster and adoptive families.
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\nJustice with Samantha Snyder
<\/b>Samantha from https:\/\/www.commjustice.org\/ shares how they implement
\nrestorative justice in Lanark County for people living with FASD.\u00a0 <\/span>She also shares the amazing success they see
\nwith this practice particularly with avoiding costly legal obligations, reduced
\nrecidivism and strong approval ratings.
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<\/b>Kenneth Lyons Jones, MD, a past president of the Organization of Teratology
\nInformation Specialists (OTIS) and was one of the first two doctors to identify
\nfetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in 1973, reflects on his distinguished career,
\ninvolvement with OTIS and his passionate work surrounding FASD he continues to
\ndo today.
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Psicologia clinica dello sviluppo – Adoption and Spectrum of Feto-Alcoholic
\nDisorders (FASD): Challenges and Resources
<\/b>Findings indicate that parental stress is negatively associated with
\nemotional well-being, partner support serves as a protective factor for
\npsychological well-being, and friend support for social well-being.
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\ntranscriptomic adaptations in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
<\/b>We hypothesized that developmental alcohol exposure in pregnancy will lead
\nto sexually dimorphic fetal lung morphological and immune adaptations.
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\nTHE NURSE AS AN AGENT OF CHANGE IN PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSIS – AN OVERVIEW STUDY
<\/b>The objective of this study was to synthesize the existing data and
\nevidence on FAS and the role of nurses as agents of change in prevention and
\ndiagnosis.
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\nBefore Pregnancy Awareness: A Thematic analysis of online forum comments and
\nmisinformation
<\/b>This study explored discussions about alcohol consumption before pregnancy
\nawareness on Mumsnet to understand the nature of peer response and assess the
\naccuracy of information against official health guidelines and the scientific
\nliterature.
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\nbetween Neighborhood Environment and Prenatal Alcohol and Tobacco Exposure
<\/b>Neighborhood environments differ between prenatal alcohol exposed children
\nand unexposed children, as well as between prenatal tobacco exposed children
\nand unexposed children.
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\nbetween lifestyle and well-being in early and late pregnancy in women with
\noverweight or obesity: Secondary analyses of the PEARS RCT
<\/b>Overall healthy lifestyle, physical activity, and especially sleep duration
\nand quality are associated with psychological well-being in pregnancy, and
\nshould be promoted antenatally.
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\nReduce Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
<\/b>Psychosocial interventions may increase the rate of sustained alcohol
\ncessation during pregnancy (number needed to treat [NNT] for one more patient
\nto stay continuously abstinent for 2\u20136 months = 6; 95% CI, 4\u201315).
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\nConditions and Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in the Preconception and
\nPerinatal Periods
<\/b>As people with both CPC and SUD have the highest risk of perinatal
\nSUD-related adversity, they may need greater preconception and perinatal
\nsupport.
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\nintake measured by routine pregnancy self-report predicts developmental
\nconcerns uncovered by routine health visitor screening of children at 30 months
\nof age
<\/b>Explanation for this unexpected inverse relationship may relate to known
\nmiss-representation of alcohol intake from maternal self-report (the risk) or
\ninaccurate assessment of offspring development at 30 months (the outcome).
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