Irish Examiner (Ireland) – Over 300 families seek help for child foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
More than 300 families with concerns that their young children may be suffering from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have reached out for help to a national support service since the start of this year.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41809820.html

Midwest Radio (Ireland) – FASD recognition for Roscommon NS
Ballinlough National School in Roscommon has made national history by becoming the first school in Ireland to be formally recognised as an ‘FASD Aware School’, following the completion of the FASD in the Classroom training programme by its entire staff team.
https://www.midwestradio.ie/news/fasd-recognition-for-roscommon-ns/

KBTX News 3 – Dad’s health matters too: Texas A&M research reveals paternal choices shape a child’s lifelong health
A father’s health before conception could determine his child’s lifelong health outcomes, according to research from Texas A&M University that challenges the singular focus on maternal health.
https://www.kbtx.com/2026/02/27/dads-health-matters-too-texas-am-research-reveals-paternal-choices-shape-childs-lifelong-health/

FASD United (USA) – The Need for State Advocacy
Understanding where fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)is being addressed within your state’s systems is essential to improving how people with FASD and their families are supported.
https://nofaspolicycenter.org/the-need-for-state-advocacy/

CanFASD (Canada) – Everything you need to know about Bill S-234: Canada’s path to a National FASD Framework
Canada has a critical opportunity to transform how we prevent, diagnose, and support people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). With Bill S-234, the Federal Government can establish a coordinated, evidence-based national framework for FASD, a long-standing priority for families, advocates, researchers, and service providers across the country.
https://canfasd.ca/2026/03/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-bill-s-234-canadas-path-to-a-national-fasd-framework/

Australian Government – Australia’s mothers and babies
The consumption of alcohol is widespread within Australia and entwined with many social and cultural activities. Alcohol consumption in pregnancy can lead to poorer perinatal outcomes including low birthweight, being small for gestational age, pre-term birth and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) (NHMRC 2020).
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/australias-mothers-babies/contents/antenatal-period/alcohol