Identifying fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in primary care

Identifying fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in primary care.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Israel.

BACKGROUND Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a range of disabilities caused by gestational exposure to alcohol. FASD is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation and developmental disability in the United States, with an incidence of 1-10 per 1000 live births. FASD in Israel has yet to be examined systematically. OBJECTIVES To evaluate professionals' experience, awareness and knowl...

Nutrition implications for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Prenatal alcohol exposure produces a multitude of detrimental alcohol-induced defects in children collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Children with FASD often exhibit delayed or abnormal mental, neural, and physical growth. Socioeconomic status, race, genetics, parity, gravidity, age, smoking, and alcohol consumption patterns are all factors that may influence FASD. Op...

Prenatal Alcohol Use and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Indiana

Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy can have deleterious effects. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes through the placenta to the embryo and fetus via the umbilical cord, and may cause numerous problems, including developmental delays, growth impairment, and a variety of behavioral changes [1]. Compared to all other substances of abuse, including heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, alcohol produ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder--poverty trap?

he disease or injury poverty trap refers to a relationship between ill-health and poverty in which poverty is a result of ill-health. At the household level, non-poor people may be pushed into poverty by their ill-health as a result of paying for health care in combination with productivity and income losses. Poor people with ill-health may be pushed into deeper or persisting poverty from which...