Aboriginal Women And High Rates Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Friday, January 23, 2015 - 14:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of a group of preventable, lifelong conditions (the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) that may result from high alcohol use in pregnancy. It can cause low IQ, delays in development and problems with learning, academic achievement, behavior, motor function, speech and language and memory. It is also characterized by abnormal facial features and poor growth, before or after birth. One in eight children born in 2002 or 2003 and living in remote Fitzroy Valley communities in Western Australia have Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, finds the The Lililwan study published today in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. read more