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Estimating the Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia

Using Australian meta-analysis data on prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) prevalence and an international estimate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) risk, the prevalence of FASD in the Australian general population is estimated to be 3.64% (95% confidence interval 2.91%, 4.41%).
  • Publishing Date:

    2 June, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Drug and Alcohol Review

  • Authors:

    Tracey W. Tsang, Daniel H. Rosenblatt, Indra Parta, Elizabeth J. Elliott

Preventive health risks in pregnancy: Cross-sectional prevalence survey in three regions of New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania

This study uses cross-sectional surveys to examine the proportion of pregnant people meeting preventive health guideline recommendations in three regions of New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 April, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Emma Doherty, Sophie Dilworth, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Angie Wilson, Cathy Leane, Natasha Schranz, Judy Parish, Monique Reardon, Belinda Tully, Jenna Hollis, Justine Daly, Melanie Kingsland

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

The aim of this study was to assess whether products sold in the Australian alcohol market are displaying the mandatory pregnancy warning warning label as per the design requirements.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 April, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

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

FASD identification in Australia: A qualitative analysis of perspectives from psychologists and individuals with lived and living experience

This study aimed to understand the perspectives of psychologists, parents, caregivers, and adults with FASD on the current assessment process, as well as methods to improve FASD training and universal screening of PAE.
  • Publishing Date:

    31 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Alcohol Clinical Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Katherine L. Kerimofski, Kirsten R. Panton, Grace Kuen Yee Tan, Carmela F. Pestell

Analysis of risk factors associated with suicidality in children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Western Australia

This study is the first to characterise suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation/suicide attempt) and explore associated risk factors in young individuals with FASD within the Australian context.
  • Publishing Date:

    19 March, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Grace Kuen Yee Tan, Sophia G. Connor, Sunee Quinn, James Fitzpatrick, Isabelle Adams, Carmela F. Pestell

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

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