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Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background Alcohol use during pregnancy is the direct cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). We aimed to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and FAS in the general population and, by linking these two indicators, estimate the number
Gmel, Gerrit, Lange, Shannon, Popova, Svetlana, Probst, Charlotte, Rehm, Jürgen   +4 more
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An interaction between fetal sex and placental weight and efficiency predicts intrauterine growth in response to maternal protein insufficiency and gestational exposure window in a mouse model of FASD

Biology of Sex Differences, 2020
Background Individuals exposed to gestational stressors such as alcohol exhibit a spectrum of growth patterns, suggesting individualized responses to the stressors.
Sze Ting Cecilia Kwan, Brandon H. Presswood, Kaylee K. Helfrich, Joshua W. Baulch, Sandra M. Mooney, Susan M. Smith   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Senate Bill 64 - Omnibus Crime Bill [PDF]

, 2014
This brief article describes provisions of SB 64, the omnibus crime bill enacted during the 2013–2014 session of the Alaska Legislature. Sidebar accompanying the article "The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission: A Legislative Call for Action.
Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
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Strain Differences in Developmental Vulnerability to Alcohol Exposure Via Embryo Culture in Mice [PDF]

, 2011
Background Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in varying degrees of neurodevelopmental deficits, growth retardation, and facial dysmorphology. Variation in these adverse outcomes not only depends on the dose and pattern of alcohol exposure but also on
Chen, Yuanyuan, Goodlett, Charles R., Ni, Lijun, Ozturk, Nail Can, Zhou, Feng C.   +4 more
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Prevalence and characteristics of adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in corrections: a Canadian case ascertainment study

BMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundIndividuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) experience a range of cognitive, affective, and physical deficits following prenatal alcohol exposure. They are thought to be overrepresented in criminal justice settings. However, limited
Kaitlyn McLachlan, A. Mcneil, J. Pei, U. Brain, G. Andrew, Tim F Oberlander   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes genetic variants and RAR/RXR expression in patients diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome: a case-control study

BMC Genomics
Understanding the mechanisms underlying alcohol metabolism and its regulation, including the effect of polymorphisms in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, is crucial for research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
Melina Vieiros, Elisabet Navarro-Tapia, Anna Ramos-Triguero, Àgueda García-Meseguer, Leopoldo Martínez, Óscar García-Algar, Vicente Andreu-Fernández   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Cannabis in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 2020
Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has been recently estimated to afflict up to 5% of American children. Most of these children exhibit different degrees of symptomatology of disruptive behaviors.
G. Koren, Rana Cohen, Ornie Sachs
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘This growing genetic disaster’: obesogenic mothers, the obesity ‘epidemic’ and the persistence of eugenics [PDF]

, 2013
In this era of ever-increasing emphasis on personal responsibility the 'obesity epidemic', officialised in global health warnings, threatens to swamp the West with the consequences of overindulgence.
Cain, Ruth
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Insights into retinoic acid deficiency and the induction of craniofacial malformations and microcephaly in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Genesis, 2019
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a set of neurodevelopmental malformations caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. FASD sentinel facial features are unique to the disorder, and microcephaly is common in severe forms of FASD ...
B. Petrelli, Liat Bendelac, G. Hicks, A. Fainsod   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Should drinking during pregnancy be criminalised to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 2016
The harmful effects of alcohol use during pregnancy have been well documented. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the collective term encompassing the various clinical diagnoses that can occur in a child who was exposed to alcohol prenatally.
Jillian Gardner
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