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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a mass media campaign highlighting the potential harms associated with drinking alcohol during pregnancy and whether this altered females’ intentions to abstain during pregnancy after campaign exposure.
- Date:
- November 2023
- Journal name:
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Authors:
- Simone Pettigrew, Leon Booth, Tahnee McCausland, Kelly Kennington, Danica Keric
This paper evaluates a project across six sites in Australia which aimed to help increase FASD knowledge and diagnostic capacity.
- Journal name:
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Authors:
- Kirsten R. Panton1, James P. Fitzpatrick, Carmela F. Pestell
This paper looked at the neurocognitive profiles of the siblings of people with and without neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs), and if there were associations with objective test performance and self-reported psychosocial functioning.
- Date:
- November 2023
- Journal name:
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
- Authors:
- Brittany Wolff, Vithor Rosa Franco, Iliana Magiati, Carmela F. Pestell & Emma J. Glasson
This study looks at whether lung function, wheeze, and the number of respiratory infections is different for children with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) compared with children who were not exposed.
- Date:
- October 2023
- Journal name:
- Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research
- Authors:
- Dwan Vilcins, Tamara L. Blake, Peter D. Sly, Richard Saffery, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, David Burgner, Mimi L. K. Tang, Natasha Reid
Read the article here.  Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research Nykola Kent, Nicole Hayes, Sophia Young, Chelsea Vanderpeet, Dianne Shanley, Katrina Harris, Carmela Pestell, Elizabeth Elliott, Natasha Reid
- Date:
- September 2023
- Journal name:
- Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research
- Authors:
- Nykola Kent, Nicole Hayes, Sophia Young, Chelsea Vanderpeet, Dianne Shanley, Katrina Harris, Carmela Pestell, Elizabeth Elliott, Natasha Reid
This article explores factors outside of current FASD diagnostic criteria that could be included as part of a holistic assessment process to ensure better support to improve outcomes.
This paper discusses various areas for increased involvement by Indigenous men in future FASD research, prevention, care and support.
- Date:
- September 2023
- Journal name:
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Authors:
- Michael F. Doyle, Jimmy Perry, Carol Bower, Katherine M. Conigrave, Sharynne Hamilton
Many passengers experience some degree of nervousness when flying. However, all would be uncomfortable, arguably downright terrified, if informed that the pilots had only completed an online learning program before taking to the skies.
- Date:
- July 2023
- Journal name:
- Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Authors:
- Louise Gray, Julie Flanagan and Elizabeth J. Elliott
From 31 July 2023, alcoholic products sold in Australia and New Zealand will be required by law to display a visible pregnancy health warning. Since this decision in July 2020 for these warnings to be mandated, they have been appearing on alcoholic products. This national poll asked Australians to recall whether they have seen the pregnancy health warning on alcoholic products.
- Date:
- July 2023
- Authors:
- Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Children with FASD have PAE and significant sleep disturbances. What is not clear is the relative contribution of exposure to early life adversity to these disturbances. This study examines how exposure to adversity impacts frequent insomnia symptoms and nightmares in children with FASD and "At Risk" designations.
- Date:
- July 2023
- Journal name:
- Alcohol
- Authors:
- Ned Chandler-Mather, Joseph Betts, Caroline Donovan, Doug Shelton, Sharon Dawe.