SBS Insight - Drinking When Pregnant
Insight is Australia's leading forum for ideas. Each week Gold Walkley award winning journalist Jenny...
News
October 15, 2013
Researchers in Norway found that negative affectivity is linked to light alcohol use and binge drinking during pregnancy.
It’s going to air Tuesday night. http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/overview/581/Drinking-When-Pregnant
Background
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are underdiagnosed in Australia, and health professionals have endorsed the need for national guidelines for diagnosis. The aim of this study was to develop...
Edmonton conference
calls for changes to justice system to protect sufferers of fetal alcohol
disorder
By Keith Gerein, Edmonton Journal September 20, 2013
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Patrick Smith
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