The Potential for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention of a Harmonized Approach to Data Collection about Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Cohort Studies
Research article making recommendations for data collection about women’s alcohol use by future pregnancy cohorts, related to the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumed, the number of drinks consumed on an occasion, any alcohol consumption before pregnancy, changes in use since pregnancy recognition, and the quit date.
The Efficacy of Warning Labels on Alcohol Containers for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention
Alcohol warning labels should be used in conjunction with other approaches as part of a comprehensive FASD prevention strategy to better promote behavioural change.
Teaching Students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Building Strengths, Creating Hope
Document to help educators who have students with FASD. (182 pages)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) – (in french)
FASD research; FASD behaviours and social skills; support for parents. Caution: uses older diagnostic terms (75 pages)
State-of-the-Art Review of Transition Planning Tools for Youth with FASD in Canada
Research article on transition planning tools developed across Canada and provides analysis for issues to consider for individuals with FASD (37 pages)
SIGN 156 Guideline – Children and young people exposed prenatally to alcohol
This guideline developed in Scotland provides evidence-based recommendations on measurement of alcohol consumption in pregnancy and consensus-based recommendations on various aspects of identification and management of FASD.
Review of Transition Planning Tools for Youth with FASD in Canada
The intent of this research was to evaluate the current transition planning tools available and provide recommendations from this evaluation to better support youth with FASD and their families through this process. (2020)
Pregnant Women’s Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy
This is an article about a study that was conducted in order to analyze risk perception of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
Population-based prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada
The objective of this study was to determine the population-based prevalence of FASD among elementary school students, aged 7 to 9 years, in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
PDF document with a number of articles on FASD research; FASD behaviours and social skills; support for parents. Caution: uses old diagnostic terms (69 pages)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: a guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan
Guideline for diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder across the lifespan.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A guideline for diagnosis across the lifespan
2016 Canadian FASD diagnostic guidelines; Full-text version (91 pages)
