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Effectiveness of practice change intervention in reducing alcohol consumption in pregnant women attending public maternity services
This study examines the effect of a practice change intervention to support the implementation of guideline-recommended care for addressing alcohol use in pregnancy on self-reported alcohol use during pregnancy through a randomised, stepped-wedge controlled trial within the Hunger New England Local Health District (NSW, Australia).
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Publishing Date:
31 August, 2022
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Journal Name:
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Authors:
Tracey W. Tsang, Melanie Kingsland, Emma Doherty, John Wiggers, John Attia,Luke Wolfenden, Adrian Dunlop, Belinda Tully, Ian Symonds, Chris Rissel, Christophe Lecathelinais, Elizabeth J. Elliott
Altered bone and body composition in children and adolescents with confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure
As the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on skeletal growth is relatively unexplored in a clinical population, this study examines bone, fat, and muscle accrual in children and adolescents diagnosed with, or at risk of, FASDs. Overall, adolescents diagnosed with FASDs had greater odds of impairments to bone and body composition.
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Publishing Date:
2 August, 2022
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Journal Name:
Bone
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Authors:
Sophia L. Young, Linda A. Gallo, Denise S.K. Brookes, Nicole Hayes, Maree Maloney, Karen Liddle, Amanda James, Karen M. Moritz, Natasha Reid
Written information and health professionals are the information sources about alcohol use in pregnancy most often used by pregnant women
This study investigates where pregnant women obtain information about alcohol use in pregnancy and the relationship between the information source used and women's demographic characteristics and alcohol use.
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Publishing Date:
14 July, 2022
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Journal Name:
Drug and Alcohol Review
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Authors:
Tracey W. Tsang, Melanie Kingsland, Emma Doherty, Amy E. Anderson, Belinda Tully, Sarah Ward, John Wiggers, Elizabeth J. Elliott.
The Alcohol Industry and Social Responsibility: Links to FASD
The beverage alcohol industry is often seen as playing a role in FASD prevention strategies such as health warning labels. The study considers many factors such as the place of alcohol in society and the prevalence, social and economic costs of FASD, to explore the nature of the relationship between the industry and prevention programming.
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Publishing Date:
24 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Authors:
Peter Choate, Dorothy Badry, Kerryn Bagley
Examining incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
The Australian Child Rights Taskforce considers the mistreatment and over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in youth detention to be a national crisis that requires urgent action, with the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being 17 times higher than that of all other ethnicities combined in 2020.
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Publishing Date:
14 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Child and Adolescent Health
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Authors:
Lorelle Holland, Andrew Smirnov, Amy Hickman, Maree Toombs, Natasha Reid
Developing local FASD diagnostic services and Models of Care in Australia
Recognition of FASD within Australia has continued to grow, particularly with the development of the Australian Diagnostic Guide, yet the availability of FASD-specific services continues to be limited. This paper presents the views and experiences of the six sites across Australia involved indeveloping a FASD Model of Care in their local area.
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Publishing Date:
14 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Journal of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Authors:
Kirsten R. Panton, James P. Fitzpatrick, Deepa Jeyaseelan, Sarah Hill, Carmela F. Pestell
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