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Strategies to Reduce Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies

Authors: R. Louise Floyd, Shahul Ebrahim, James Tsai, Mary O’Connor, Robert Sokol

Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Special Issue 1/2006

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Prenatal alcohol exposure remains a leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities in the United States, with the prevalence of alcohol consumption by women in childbearing age remaining high and unchanged over time (Fig. 1). This paper provides a summary of current knowledge and information on recognition and prevention of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy, including overall alcohol exposure burden among women of child-bearing age, diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), and recommendations for screening, assessment and interventions to reduce alcohol exposed pregnancies. …

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Title: Strategies to Reduce Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies
Authors: R. Louise Floyd
Shahul Ebrahim
James Tsai
Mary O’Connor
Robert Sokol
Publication date: 01-09-2006
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2006
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-006-0116-9

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