Prenatal alcohol exposure has been directly implicated in a wide range of deficits that adversely influence the development of affected individuals. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an umbrella term referring to a continuum of effects that occur in individuals who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. FASD is a permanent birth defect, and a leading cause of mental retardation and developmental delay. This book gathers the latest research in the study of pregnancy and alcohol consumption from authors around the globe, including the biochemistry of prenatal alcohol exposure; research on interventions to prevent alcohol consumption during pregnancy; medico-legal considerations concerning foetal alcohol spectrum disorders; life as an adult with foetal alcohol syndrome; and biological markers of exposure of the foetus to alcohol during pregnancy.
Preface; The Biochemistry of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Mechanisms of Fetal Toxicity to Alcohol with Special Consideration to Fetal Zinc Deficiency; Alcohol Use Pre- & Late-Pregnancy:: Epidemiology & Comments from Postpartum Surveys, Maryland 2001-2008; Medaka (Oryzias latipes) as a Model to Study Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Research on Interventions to Prevent Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy; Fetal Alcohol Exposure & Risk to the Premature Newborn; The Timing of Alcohol Consumption during Pregnancy & Fetal Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage; The French Paradox:: Forbidding Alcohol during Pregnancy, but Making an Exception for Wine!; Medicolegal Considerations Concerning Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Life as an Adult with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome; Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse among Women of Child-Bearing Age; Alcohol & Time to Pregnancy; Biological Markers of Exposure of Foetus to Alcohol during Pregnancy; Alcohol & Pregnancy:: History, Current Situation in France & Descriptive Study of the Development of Addictive Behaviors during Pregnancy; Index.
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