Clare FM (Ireland) – Council To Call For FASD To Be Officially Recognised As Disability
Clare County Council is set to write to the Government to request that Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is officially recognised as a disability.
https://www.clare.fm/news/council-to-call-for-fasd-to-be-off               icially-recognised-as-disability/

MotherToBaby (USA) – MotherToBaby Launches Pregnancy Interactive Tool, FASD Podcast Series, Webinar to Highlight Birth Defects Awareness Month
With 1 in 33 U.S. babies affected by birth defects each year, MotherToBaby, in partnership with the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN), is kicking off National Birth Defects Awareness Month by unveiling a new digital pregnancy tool as well as a special podcast series that offers listeners continuing education credits.
https://mothertobaby.org/press-release/mothertobaby-launches-unique-pregnancy-interactive-tool-fasd-podcast-series-webinar-to-highlight-birth-defects-awareness-month/

Boston University – Podcast Proves Effective in Educating on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
New research indicates that tuning into an educational podcast prepares healthcare providers to better screen and educate their patients on the risks of alcohol use during pregnancy.
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/podcast-proves-effective-in-educating-on-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders/

CPD Online College (UK) – Case Study: Personal Stories of Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
t’s estimated that 3.2% of babies born in the UK are affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. A University of Salford study found that 1.8–3.6% of children assessed may have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which could mean that 1.2–2.4 million people in the UK may have had FASD in 2020.
https://cpdonline.co.uk/knowledge-base/care/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/

FASD United (USA) – FASD United on Government Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk and Proposed Updates to Alcohol Warning Label
FASD United is encouraged by the U.S. Surgeon General’s continued efforts to address the public health impacts of alcohol, culminating in a much-publicized new advisory on alcohol’s links to various forms of cancer.
https://fasdunited.org/fasd-united-on-government-advisory-on-alcohol-and-cancer-risk-and-proposed-updates-to-alcohol-warning-label/

FASD United – FASD United Recognizes January as National Birth Defects Awareness Month and Partners on Podcast Series
As we welcome the start of 2025, FASD United recognizes National Birth Defects Awareness Month as an opportunity to support and empower the FASD community, build connections within the larger disability community, and rethink how we see and talk about people with FASD, disabilities, and birth defects.
https://fasdunited.org/fasd-united-recognizes-january-as-national-birth-defects-awareness-month-and-partners-on-podcast-series/