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Longitudinal prediction of periconception alcohol use

This study published in 2021 examined the frequency of periconception alcohol use (prior to pregnancy awareness) and the extent to which adolescent and young adult alcohol use prospectively predict periconception use.
  • Publishing Date:

    31 December, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Addiction

  • Authors:

    Delyse Hutchinson, Elizabeth A Spry, Hanafi Mohamad Husin, Melissa Middleton, Stephen Hearps, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Elizabeth J Elliott, Joanne Ryan, Craig A Olson and George C Patton

FASD and youth firesetting: A call on criminal justice, emergency responder, and fire prevention specialists to become informed

For individuals with FASD, brain-based deficits translate into impulsive behaviors and poorly thought-out decision-making, coupled with an inability to anticipate and recognize the sometimes very severe consequences of their behaviors. Not unexpectedly, individuals with FASD frequently find themselves disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system and mental health services. For some individuals with FASD, these behaviors can also include firesetting. First responders, like other health and legal professionals, are often unable to recognize the behavioral indicators of FASD, primarily due to a lack of training. This article will outline key behavioral symptoms of FASD as well as provide first responders with suggestions as to how to best support individuals when FASD is suspected. The brief quote that follows highlights some of the key challenges facing individuals with FASD and how poor decision-making and impulsiveness can result in severe consequences for the individual and those around them.
  • Publishing Date:

    26 December, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Behavioral Sciences and the Law

  • Authors:

    Jerrod Brown, Vanessa Spiller, Megan Carter, Kathi Osmonson, Don Porth, Deanna Bishop-Deaton, Amy Jozan

Sex and tissue specific effects

Binge-level prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) causes developmental abnormalities, which may be mediated in part by epigenetic mechanisms. Despite this, few studies have characterised the association of binge PAE with DNA methylation in offspring. We investigated the association between binge PAE and genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in a sex-specific manner in neonatal buccal and placental samples. Published in 2021
  • Publishing Date:

    12 December, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Epigenomics

  • Authors:

    Yuk Jing Loke, Evelyne Muggli, Richard Saffery, Joanne Ryan, Sharon Lewis, Elizabeth J Elliott, Jane Halliday, Jeffrey M Craig

Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review

The preconception period provides a unique opportunity to optimize the health of women and children. High rates of alcohol use and unintended pregnancies are common across many Western societies and alcohol exposed pregnancies (AEPs) are a possible unintended outcome. The aim of the current study published in 2021 was to evaluate preconception interventions for the prevention of AEPs.
  • Publishing Date:

    30 November, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Lisa Schölin, May Na Erng, Annika Montag, Jessica Hanson, Lesley Smith

Ear Abnormalities Among Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The objective of this study published in 2021 was to systematically review and conduct meta-analysis on studies that report the type and prevalence of functional and structural ear abnormalities among children with prenatal alcohol exposure and/or FASD (FASD).
  • Publishing Date:

    12 November, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Pediatrics

  • Authors:

    Cheung MMY, Tsang TW, Watkins R, Birman C, Popova S, Elliott EJ

Vision, future, cycle and effect

Prevention approaches specific to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have been identified as urgently needed in Australia, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. However, very little work has aimed to describe and evaluate health promotion initiatives, especially those developed in rural and remote areas. The results of the work in Alice Springs was published in 2021.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 October, 2021

  • Journal Name:

    Health Promotion Journal of Australia

  • Authors:

    Donna Lemon, Justine Swan-Castine, Elizabeth Connor, Fleur van Dooren, Jenna Pauli, John Boffa, James Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Anne Pedruzzi

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