Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

Links to information about foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Reviewed September 2009

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Title:   Alcohol - effects on unborn children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Alcohol drunk by mothers during pregnancy can seriously affect the health and development of their unborn children.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Alcohol - effects on unborn children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Alcohol drunk by mothers during pregnancy can seriously affect the health and development of their unborn children.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Fetal alcohol syndrome - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The most common drug to damage babies in our society is alcohol. Find out about the features of fetal alcohol syndrome and how to prevent it.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Psychological and/or educational interventions for reducing alcohol consumption in pregnant women and women planning pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many women continue to consume alcohol when they are pregnant. Drinking seven or more standard drinks per week may be harmful, and can cause growth restrictions in babies; binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption can lead to learning difficulties, b...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Pregnancy advice (preconception Advice)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Pregnancy advice written by Medical health professionals including advice on the signs of pregnancy.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Foetal alcohol syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Alcohol consumed by pregnant women can harm their unborn babies. Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) refers to a range of features that affect some babies exposed to alcohol before birth. Features in the baby include a low birth weight, flattened face, heart defects and developmental delays. Alcohol can cross the placenta from the mother's blood into the baby's bloodstream. The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women should avoid alcohol throughout the pregnancy.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Foetal alcohol syndrome
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Alcohol: pregnancy and breast feeding - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The safest approach to alcohol during pregnancy and breast feeding is not to drink at all.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Fetal alcohol syndrome - a literature review
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A review of the published scientific literature on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) with the aim of giving the reader an understanding of FAS and the surrounding issues.
Date:   Aug 2002
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