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Canada and the USA 1982 - 2012 Dr Sterling Clarren confirmed that alcohol was a teratogen Over time, new research has identified a range of effects including physical, behavioural, and cognitive that can arise from prenatal alcohol exposure. University of Washington 1968 – 1973 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ancient Greek and RomanReferences to a possible awareness of the links between maternal alcohol consumption and negative child outcomes
England 1800’sDr William Sullivan noted the higher rates of stillbirth for 120 alcoholic prisoners compared to their sober female relatives and suggested a link to alcohol consumption
University of Washington 1968 – 1973Dr Kenneth Lyons and Dr David Weyhe Smith from the University of Washington Medical School identified a pattern of facial, limb and cardiovascular defects in 8 unrelated children born to alcoholic mothers - called it Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Canada and the USA 1982 - 2012 Dr Sterling Clarren confirmed that alcohol was a teratogenOver time, new research has identified a range of effects including physical, behavioural, and cognitive that can arise from prenatal alcohol exposure
Gaelic ScotlandMother and nurse were not permitted to drink ale while pregnant or breast feeding
France 1968Dr Paul Lemoine studied the distinctive features of children whose mothers were alcoholics
Australia 1978 – 2012The term FASD has developed to include FAS as well as other conditions resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure
Is FASD a new phenomena?
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