UNC Nutrition Research Institute – From Placenta to Brain: Alcohol’s Impact on Development
A new study from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) looks at how prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) changes placental metabolism and what that means for fetal brain development.
https://uncnri.org/2025/03/14/from-placenta-to-brain-alcohols-impact-on-development/

LakelandToday.ca (Canada) – Mother of FASD sons becomes advocate to spread her message of hope
Annette Cutknife, a FASD coordinator from Maskwacis (Samson Cree Nation), visited the Bonnyville FCSS to present *Living with FASD 24/7: Our Story of Hope*, sharing her 26 years of experience alongside her sons, Daniel and Floyd Cutknife, who live with FASD, through stories, songs, and dance.
https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/bonnyville-news/mother-of-fasd-sons-becomes-advocate-to-spread-her-message-of-hope-10344404

Iredell Free News – How trauma and prenatal substance exposure harm children’s development, health
Most adult mental health and substance use disorders have their roots in unresolved or undiagnosed concerns that can be effectively addressed in childhood, according to Kimberly Siegrist, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner.
https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/how-trauma-and-prenatal-substance-exposure-harm-childrens-development-health/

ConchoValleyHomepage.com (USA) – Protecting Our Most Vulnerable: The urgent need to make critical prenatal substance exposure services accessible for children statewide
The on-going opioid epidemic has brought tragedy to families and communities, but with all the press given to the problem, there is still little attention given to one group–children with pre-natal exposure to opioids and other substances.
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250307SF33498/protecting-our-most-vulnerable-the-urgent-need-to-make-critical-prenatal-substance-exposure-services-accessible-for-children-statewide/

NOFASD Australia (Australia) – Federal Government Response to the FASD Senate Inquiry: Commitments, Considerations, and Next Steps
In December 2024, the Australian Government released its long-awaited response to the Senate Inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), the detailed report of which was released in March 2021.
https://www.nofasd.org.au/fasd-senate-inquiry-government-response/

FASD United (USA) – FASD Researcher Dr. Jeffrey Wozniak on the Role of CIFASD and Interventions for Families
Dr. Wozniak is a longtime FASD researcher.  He discusses the value of the CIFASD initiative in building collaborations and his latest research on brain stimulation as an intervention for children and adolescents, MRI as a diagnostic tool, and the role of white matter in FASD.
https://fasdunited.org/fasd-researcher-dr-jeffrey-wozniak-on-the-role-of-cifasd-and-interventions-for-families/

FASD Hub Australia – Celebrating some of the many wonderful women working to raise awareness of FASD
On International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, we’re celebrating four amazing women whose wisdom, dedication and generous support has contributed to the success of the FASD Hub Australia over the past eight years
https://fasdhub.org.au/news/celebrating-some-of-the-many-wonderful-women-working-to-raise-awareness-of-fasd/