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Developing appropriate Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) prevention initiatives within a rural community in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Includes bibliographical references.This study focused on women who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. The study population was situated in the West Coast/Winelands, a rural area in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Cloete, Lizahn
core   +1 more source

Where is the South African prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder programme? A call to action

open access: yesSouth African Medical Journal
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence is high in South Africa, and is a significant public health concern. The long-term consequences of FASD are devastating to the individual, their family and society.
F Patel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two case reports of fetal alcohol syndrome: broadening into the spectrum of cardiac disease to personalize and to improve clinical assessment

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Background Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) refers to a broad spectrum of disabilities, in infants and children, resulting from moderate to excessive prenatal alcohol exposure.
R. Onesimo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis in Canada. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is underdiagnosed in Canada. The diagnosis of FASD is not simple and currently, the recommendation is that a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of the individual be done.
Svetlana Popova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Membrane lipid metabolism as a regulatory frontier in neural crest biology: Roles for sphingolipids, cholesterol, and lipid rafts

open access: yesDevelopmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Neural crest cells are multipotent, migratory stem‐like cells essential for vertebrate development that contribute broadly to many tissues including the craniofacial skeleton, peripheral nervous system, and pigment‐producing cells. Their development progresses through phases of induction, specification, delamination, migration, and ...
Allison E. Mancini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: current issues in awareness, prevention and intervention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper reviews the research and current policy surrounding prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Alcohol use during pregnancy is linked to a spectrum of adverse fetal outcomes.
Sara McLean, Stewart McDougall
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Estimated alcohol‐attributable health burden in New Zealand: A comparative risk assessment

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To estimate the alcohol‐attributable morbidity and mortality in New Zealand (NZ) as measured by deaths, cancer registrations, hospitalisations and Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) injury claims. Design Comparative risk assessment methodology.
Tim Chambers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: strategies to address information gaps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is emerging as a public health issue in Australia. Health-care providers and policy makers need accurate and timely data in a useable format to monitor and prevent FASD.

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Policy Requirements for the Prevention and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in South Africa: A Policy Brief

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
This policy brief is aimed to guide policymakers in developing a comprehensive and multi-sectoral policy for the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Babatope O. Adebiyi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of astaxanthin treatment on the rat model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)

open access: yesBrain Research Bulletin, 2022
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) caused by mother's exposure to alcohol during pregnancy is a congenital neurological disease of the fetus resulting in fetal developmental and intellectual disabilities, cognitive impairment, and coordination disorder.
Mu-Hsuan, Chen   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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