BBC News Scotland (4 September 2019) ‘Conversation boosts honesty over drinking in pregnancy, study finds’.
Category: Pregnancy
Depression is the largest factor for substance use during pregnancy
CBC News Canada (8 August 2019) ‘Depression is the largest factor for substance use during pregnancy, research finds’. “If we can target mental health and reduce that substance use, I think it can go a long away for improving children’s health.”
South Africa: Drinking alcohol during pregnancy has far reaching implications.
Online News (25 June 2019) Drinking alcohol during pregnancy has far reaching implications. FASD is South Africa’s largest birth defect with approximately 60 000 – 72 000 children born with the disability every year. South Africa has the highest rate of FASD in the entire world. Sierra Leone Times
Alcohol and Pregnancy
The Pregnancy and Alcohol Cessation Toolkit (PACT) Educational Resource To facilitate the capability of health professionals to have these consultations in everyday clinical practice ‘The Pregnancy and Alcohol Cessation Toolkit (PACT) Educational Resource’ has been developed. The PACT has been developed in New Zealand by members of a Working Group comprised of experts in Addiction […]
