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Suboptimal industry adherence to the design specifications of the mandatory pregnancy warning label

This study evaluated nearly 6,000 alcoholic products sold in Sydney between June and November 2023 and found that while 63% displayed the mandatory pregnancy warning label, around 11% of those labels failed to meet design specifications, particularly on spirits (73% adherence) and large containers, indicating suboptimal industry compliance under Australia’s Food Standards Code.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Asad Yusoff, Bella StrƤuli, Alexandra Jones, Paula O’Brien, Jacquie Bowden, Michelle Jongenelis, Aimee Brownbill, Tim Stockwell, Simone Pettigrew

Examining Alcohol Screening Rates During Pregnancy and Documentation of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in a Public Health District in Australia

This study aimed to examine alcohol-screening rates during pregnancy and documentation of prenatal alcohol exposure in a public health district in Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Advanced Nursing

  • Authors:

    Siyu Qian, Sarah Seddon

An international response to asking difficult FASD questions

This letter, penned by an international group of researchers, clinicians, and individuals with lived experience of FASD, responds to an earlier article published in the Lancet which questioned the validity of using the term FASD.
  • Publishing Date:

    9 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

  • Authors:

    Jocelynn Cook, Elizabeth Elliott, Jessica Birch, Melissa Tremblay, Sarah Mattsong

Unmet treatment need: The size of the gap for alcohol and other drugs in Australia

Using updated epidemiological and treatment data, this study sought to provide an updated estimate of the unmet demand for AOD treatment in Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Drug and Alcohol Review

  • Authors:

    Alison Ritter, Keelin O'Reilly

Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with altered feto-placental blood flow and sex-specific placental changes

This study examines if prenatal alcohol exposure can affect the flow of blood between the fetus and placenta, which may lead to different changes in the placenta depending on the sex of the fetus.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    JCI Insight

  • Authors:

    Sarah E. Steane, Christopher Edwards, Erika Cavanagh, Chelsea Vanderpeet, Jade M. Kubler, Lisa K. Akison, James S.M. Cuffe, Linda A. Gallo, Karen M. Moritz, Vicki L. Clifton

Low to Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Facial Shape of Children at Age 6 to 8 Years

The purpose of this study was to determine whether subtle changes in facial shape with prenatal alcohol exposure found in 12-month-old children were evident at age 6 to 8 years using extended phenotyping methods and, if so, whether facial characteristics were similar to those seen in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Jama Pediatrics

  • Authors:

    Evelyne Muggli, Harold Matthews, Michael Suttie, Jane Halliday, Anthony Penington, Elizabeth J. Elliot, Deanne Thompson, Alicia Spittle, Stephen Hearps, Peter J. Anderson

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