Title: Alcohol and pregnancy: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the fetal alcohol syndrome
Abstract: Abstract Today, alcohol is recognized as one of the leading preventable causes of birth defects and developmental disorders. It is now established that there are a range of effects on the developing foetus and that the severity of these effects are the result of timing and amount of alcohol exposure, as well as genetic vulnerabilities, environmental factors such as nutrition, and epigenetic changes. This chapter discusses foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD); alcohol-related birth defects and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders; intervention strategies for FASD; incidence and prevalence of foetal alcohol syndrome and FASD; and maternal risk factors for FASD and the need for effective prevention strategies.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-03-07
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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