Alcohol, Drugs, Women and Pregnancy


 Alcohol, Women and Pregnancy
NEW!  Substance Abuse During Pregnancy: Guidelines for Screening; Washington State Department of Health; 2009 (revised 2009)
NEW! “I’ve found my voice”: Wraparound as a Promising Strength-based Team Process for High-risk Pregnant and Early Parenting Women; by Melissa Cailleaux and Lynda Dechief; Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre, 2005
NEW!  BTC Compendium Volume One - the Roots of Relationship; by Margaret Leslie, editor; Mothercraft; 2007
Alcohol and Pregnancy Policy: Gendered Aspects of State Legislative Policy Choices;  by  Sue Thomas and Lisa Rickert; Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation; 2004
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The Role Of Folate Status In Formate Metabolism And Its Relationship To Antioxidant Capacity During Alcohol Intoxication; by AbdulRazaq Abubakar Hamud Sokoro; a Thesis; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK;  August, 2007
Trading off : A Grounded Theory On How Maori Women Negotiate Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy; by Keriata Stuart, a thesis,  Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, 2009
Effects of Pregnancy and Nutritional Status on Alcohol Metabolism; by Kartik Shankar, Martin J.J. Ronis and Thomas M. Badger;  Alcohol Research & Health, vol. 30 no 1, 2007
Substance Use in Pregnancy: Five Years' Experience - What Works; What Doesn't; by James Nocon, MD; Director, Prenatal Recovery Clinic, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis
Do Canadian Prenatal Record Forms Integrate Evidence-Based Guidelines For The Diagnosis Of A  FASD?;  by Shahirose S  Premji and Sonia Semenic; Canadian Journal of Public Health; July 2009
A  Non-Synonymous Variant In ADH1B Is Strongly Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Use In A European Sample Of Pregnant Women; by Luisa Zuccolo, Nicola Fitz-Simon, Ron Gray, Susan M. Ring, Kapil Sayal, George Davey Smith and Sarah J. Lewis; Human Molecular Genetics, Vol. 18, No. 22, 2009
Pregnant Women's Attitudes Towards Alcohol Consumption; by Neil Raymond, Charlotte Beer, Cristine Glazebrook and Kapil Sayal; BMC Public Health; Vol 9; 2009
Alcohol and Female Puberty - The Role of Intraovarian Systems; by W. L. Dees, Ph.D., V. K. Srivastava, Ph.D., and J. K. Hiney, Ph.D.; Alcohol Research & Health Volume 25 No 4; 2001
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High Risk Alcohol Consumption and Contraceptive Use by Young Women in the Greater Victoria Area; by Julie Adams; Thesis, School of Child and Youth Care - Faculty of Human and Social Development
A Non-Synonymous Variant In ADH1B Is Strongly Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Use In  A  European Sample Of Pregnant Women; by Luisa Zuccolo, Nicola Fitz-Simon, Ron Gray, Susan M. Ring, Kapil Sayal, George Davey Smith, and Sarah J. Lewis; Human Molecular Genetics, 2009, Vol. 18, No. 22
Examining Different Levels of Prevention of Birth Defects and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; a Doctoral Thesis, by Y. Ingrid Goh; University of Toronto; 2009
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An Application of the Verbal Probability Scale for Estimating Socially Undesirable Behaviour; by Mathew Parackal, Sherly Parackal, Elaine Ferguson, John Harraway; University of Otago
Alcohol Consumption Among Low Income Pregnant Latinas; by Christina D. Chambers, Suzanne Hughes, Susan B. Meltzer, Dennis Wahlgren, Nada Kassem, Sarah Larson, Edward P. Riley, and Melbourne F. Hovell;  Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research Vol 29 N0 11; November 2005
Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies: A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Synrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects;  March 2009
A Pilot Study of Alcohol Exposure and Pharmacokinetics in Women With or Without Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; by Nathaniel C. O. Khaole, Vijay A. Ramchandani, Denis I. Viljoen and Ting-Kai Li; Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol 39 No 6; 2004
Promoting Alcohol Abstinence among Pregnant Women: Potential Change Strategies; by Sameer Deshpande, Michael Basil, Lynn Basford, Karran Thorpe, Noella Piquette-Tomei, Judith Droessler, Kelly Cardwell, Robert J. Williams and Alexandre Bureau; Health Marketing Quarterly Vol 23, No 2; 2005
Meconium Alcohol and Drug Screening; Dissertation by Matthew Hicks; Department of Community Health Sciences; University of Calgary; 2007
CASASARD: Intensive Case Management for Substance-Dependent Women Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; A CASA White Paper; 2009
Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions during Pregnancy; by Tessa Parkes, Nancy Poole, Amy Salmon, Lorraine Greaves, and Cristine Urquhart; The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Womenfs Health, 2008
British Columbia Reproductive Care Program (BCRCP) Guidelines for Alcohol Use in the Perinatal Period and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; BCRCP; 2005
Alcohol and Pregnancy: Health Professionals Making A Difference; Perth: Telethon Institute for Child Health; 2007
Also appears under - International
Alcohol Use During Pregnancy: Prevalence and Impact; by C.G. Bhuvaneswar, G Chang, L.A. Epstein, T. A. Stern; Primary Care Companion, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Vol 9 No 6; 2007
Needs Assessment and Current Practice of Alcohol Risk Assessment of Pregnant Women and Women of Child Bearing Age By Primary Health Care Professionals; by Penelope M. Davis and Tracey L Carr; Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Vol 15 No 2; 2008
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Working with Substance Abusing Mothers: A Trauma Informed, Gender-Responsive Approach; by Stephanie Covington; The Source - A Publication of the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Centre, Vol 16 No 1; 2007
Drinking and Reproductive Health: A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Tool Kit; The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), in collaboration with CDC ; 2007
Reversing Adverse Outcomes from Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A  Clinical plan of Action; by R. Louise Floyd, Mary J. O’Connor, Jacquelyn Bertrand, and Robert Sokol; Alcoholism, Clinical & Experimental Research, Vol 30 No 8; 2006
Novel Molecular Targets for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; by  Susana E Martinez, Gustavo Egea; Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery Vol 2, 2007
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Prenatal Alcohol and Drug Exposures in Adoption; by J. Davies, J. Bledsoe; Pediatric Clinics of North America,Vol. 52 No. 5, 2005
Also found under - Screening & Diagnosis
The Effect of Gestational Ethanol Exposure on Voluntary Ethanol Intake in Early Postnatal and Adult Rats; by Steven L. Youngentob, Juan C. Molina, Norman E. Spear, Lisa M. Youngentob; Behavioral Neuroscience, 2007, Vol. 121, No. 6
Also appears under - Animal Research
Experience-Induced Fetal Plasticity:The Effect of Gestational Ethanol Exposure on the Behavioral and Neurophysiologic Olfactory Response to Ethanol Odor in Early Postnatal and Adult Rats; by Steven L. Youngentob, Juan C. Molina, Norman E. Spear, Lisa M. Youngentob; Behavioral Neuroscience, 2007, Vol. 121, No. 6
Also appears under - Animal Research
Literature Review: Effects of prenatal Substance Exposure on Infant and Early Childhood Outcomes; by J. Kim and J. Krall; National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, University of California at Berkeley; March 2006
Project CORK Bibliography:Child Development after Prenatal Drug Exposure; September 2002
A Pilot Community Intervention for Young Women with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; by Therese Grant, Janet Huggins, Paul Connor, Julie Youngblood Pedersen, Nancy Whitney and Ann Streissguth;  Community Mental Health Journal Vol 40 No 6; 2004
Practice Guidelines - Early Childhood Development: Addictions; Early Childhood Development Initiative - Best Practices Project, Ontario, 2007
Substance Use During Pregnancy: A Social Competency Intervention with Adolescents; by Shannon Wagner; MSc Thesis, Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia, 1999
Women and Substance Use in the Child Bearing Years; A Prevention Primer; Minnesota Department of Health; 2004
Correlates of Postpartum Alcohol Use; by Tanya Jagodzinski and Michael F. Fleming; Wisconsin Medical Journal  Vol 106 No 6; 2007
Evaluation Report of the Sheway Project  for High Risk and Parenting Women; by Nancy Poole, British Columbia Center of Excellence for Women's Health
Give and Take: A Booklet for Pregnant Women about Alcohol and Other Drugs; by (AWARE) Action on Women's Addictions - Research & Education; 1996
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Women's Health: Setting a Woman Centered Research Agenda - Final Report; British Columbia Centre of Excellence in Women's Health, 2002
Mega-Dose Vitamin C and E in Preventing FASD: The Decision to Terminate the Study Prematurely; by Y Ingrid Goh, Wendy Ungar, Joanne Rovet, Gideon Koren; JFAS International, Vol 5,  2007
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Disparities in Risk of an Alcohol Exposed Pregnancy in a Sample of Urban Women; by Leigh E Tenkku, Daniel S Morris, Mark B Mengel; JFAS International, Vol 5,  2007
Maternal Alcohol Use - Three Months Before Pregnancy and The Last Three Months of Pregnancy; New Mexico PRAMS Surveillance Report, 2001
Strategies to Reduce Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies;  by R. Louise Floyd, Shahul Ebrahim, James Tsai, Mary OConnor and Robert Sokol; Maternal Child Health Journal; 2006
Background Papers to the National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Birth and Early Development Years of the Newborn; Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy under the Cost Shared Funding Model, NSW Department of Health; 2006
Also Appears under International and under Addictions Treatment - Women
Articles on Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure & Parenting; Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NATTC) Network
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Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Alters Thyroid Function  -  (see page 167 (3 of 24))
Alcohol, Women and Pregnancy  -  (see page 169 (5 of 24))
Pregnancy, Drugs and Alcohol, Emotional Instability: What Nightmares Are Made Of  -  (see page 171 (7 of 24))
Exploring the Complexities of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure  -  (see page 173 (9 of 24))
Drinking During Pregnancy: Information May Not Be Enough  -  (see page 175 (11 of 24))
Drinking During Pregnancy: American Indians and African Americans  -  (see page 177 (13 of 24))
Genetic Protection Against Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?  -  (see page 179 (15 of 24))
Light to Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy Can Effect Adolescent Growth  -  (see page 181 (17 of 24))
Light to Moderate Drinking During Pregnancy May Lead to Learning and Memory Deficits in Adolescents  -  (see page 183 (19 of 24))
The Power of the Mother-Child Bond  -  (see page 185 (21 of 24))
Parenting, Stress and Your Child for Risk for Alcoholism  -  (see page 187 (23 of 24))
Reducing Adverse Outcomes from Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Clinical Plan of Action; by R. Louise Floyd, Mary J. OConnor, Jacquelyn Bertrand, and Robert Sokol; Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research Vol 30 No 8; 2006
Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy : How Do We Separate Myth From Reality?; Thesis by Mona Göransson, Karolinska Universitet, 2004 (Sweden)
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Alcohol and Pregnancy: An important Canadian Public Health and Social Issue - Research Update; by Colleen Anne Dell, Gary Roberts; Public Health Agency of Canada; 2005
Cultural Sub-Population Needs Assessment: Enrolled College Females 18-24: Alcohol Use, Knowledge and Attitudes - Embedded Study: Knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Its Risks and Associated Behaviors; by People's Regional Opportunity Program: The Woman's Project; 2006
Determining Client Need in a Multi-State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consortium: From Training to Practice;  by   Suzanne Christopher, Tim Dunnagan, George Haynes and Lili Stiff; Behavioral and Brain Function , Vol 3 No 10; 2007
Factors Predictive of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Three Rural States; by Gary R Leonardson, Roland Loudenburg, Judy Struck; Behavioral and Brain Functions; Vol 3 No 8; 2007
Social Support and Prenatal Alcohol Use; by Tay K. Mcnamara,  E. John Orav,  Louise Wilkins-Haug, Grace Chang; Journal of Women's Health; Vol 15 No 1; 2006
Breaking the Cycle: Measures of Progress 1995-2005; by Mary Motz, Margaret Leslie, Debra J. Pepler, Timothy E. Moore, Patricia A. Freeman; JFAS International  November 10, 2006, Special Supplement
Protection against Prenatal Alcohol-Induced Damage; by Catherine Y Spong; PLOS Medicine Vol 3 Issue 4; 2006
Pre-Conception Practices Among Family Physicians and Obstetrician-Gynaecologists: Results from a National Survey; by Suzanne C. Tough, Margaret Clarke, Matt Hicks, Jocelynn Cook; Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC) 2006
Alcohol Use During Pregnancy And Awareness Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome And Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Results of a National Survey; by  Environics Research Group; prepared for Public Health Agency of Canada; May 2006   View PDF   -  (Version Française)
The Susan Story; by Tracey Butler and Margaret Leslie
Midwest Family Physicians' Knowledge And Attitudes About FAS, FASD, And Alcohol Use During Pregnancy; by Mark B. Mengel, Margaret Ulione, Keely Cook, Danny Wedding, Kevin Rudeen, Stephen Braddock, Melinda Ohlemiller;  JFAS International, May 10, 2006
Also appears under Screening and Diagnosis
Moving Systems To Improve Women's Health And Prevent FASD: A Policy Forum - Summary of Proceedings and Recommendations; JFAS Int 2006
Do Women Change Their Drinking Behaviors While Trying to Conceive? An Opportunity for Preconception Counseling; by Suzanne Tough, Karen Tofflemire, Margaret Clarke and Christine Newburn-Cook; Clinical Medicine & Research, Vol 4  No 2, June 1 2006
Drug-Affected Infants In placePlaceNameWashington PlaceTypeState: Services for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Parenting Women; by Sylvie McGee, Linda Rinaldi, Debby Peterman; Washington State Institute for Public Policy ; December 2002
The Stigma Of Substance Use: A Review Of The Literature; by The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) August 18, 1999
The Effects of Substance Abuse on the Children of Adolescent Mothers - Fact Sheet; Teen Parent Child Care Quality Improvement Project; Florida State University Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy, 2005
Brief Intervention for Prenatal Alcohol Use: A  Randomized Trial; by G. Chang, T. K. McNamara, E. J. Orav, D. Koby, A. Lavigne, B. Ludman, N. A. Vincitorio, L. Wilkins-Haug; Obstetrics & Gynecolog, Vol 105(5 Pt 1); 2005
Risk During Pregnancy-Self-Report Versus Medical Record;  by T. K. McNamara, E. J. Orav, L. Wilkins-Haug, G. Chang; American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 193, Issue 6, Dec.  2005
Risk Factors For Adverse Perinatal Outcomes In Imprisoned Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review: by Marian Knight & Emma Plugge; BMC Public Health, 2005; Vol 5: Issue 111
Also found under Justice and Legal Issues
Is Occasional Light Drinking during Pregnancy Harmful?  by Ernest L. Abel and Robert J. Sokol; Chapter 19, Controversies in the Addiction Field. Dubuque, Iowa:Kendall Hunt, 1990
Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Homelessness And Substance Use In Pregnancy; by M. Little, R. Shah, M. J. Vermeulen, A. Gorman, D. Dzendoletas, J. G. Ray; Canadian Medical Association Journa (CMAJ) Vol 176 No. 6, 2005
Also found under Homelessness
Sex, Contraception and Childbearing Among High-Risk Youth: Do Different Factors Influence Males and Females?;  by Lori Kowaleski-Jones and Frank L. Mott; International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 30 No. 4, 1998
Drug-Exposed Infants: Understanding the Medical Risk, Vol 1, No 1;  Barry Zuckerman; The Future Of Children, Spring 1991; The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution.
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Substance Use and Pregnancy: Conceiving Women in the Policy-Making Process; by D. Rutman, M. Callahan, A. Lundquist, S. Jackson, B. Field, Status of Women Canada’s Policy Research Fund, 2000
PEERS National Networking Project Evaluatioon;  2005
Prevalence Of Alcohol Consumption Among Women Poses A Significant Health Risk For The Unborn Population;  by Vivian Kulaga, Journal of FAS International, 2005;3:e6 - Feb. 2005
Self Reported Alcohol Intake in Pregnancy: Comparison Between Four Methods; by U. Kesmodel, S. F. Olsen; Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2001
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The Quality of Prenatal Care: The Experiences of Women Attending Healthy Baby Clubs; by Michelle Earle-Crane; a thesis for Masters of Nursing, Memorial University; 2000
Preconception and Health:  Research & Strategies; Best Start: Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre; 2001
Pregnancy and the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion; by U. Kesmodel, K. Wisborg, S. F. Olsen, T. B. Henriksen and N. J. Secher; Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol 37 No 1; 2002
Prenatal Alcohol Intake in a Rural, Caucasian Clinic; by M. J. Hayes, E. Brown, P. A. Hofmaster, A. A. Davare; K. G. Parker; J. A. Raczek; Family Medicine; 2002
Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Affect Fertility?  Follow Up Study Among Couples Planning First Pregnancy; by T. Jensen, N. H. I Hjollund, T. B. Henriksen, T. Scheike, H. Kolstad, A. Giwercman, E. Ernst, J. P. Bonde, N. E. Skakkebæk, J. Olsen;  BMJ (British Medical Journal); 1998
The Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Female Hormone Levels and Reproductive Function; by Jan Gill; Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol 35 No 5; 2000
Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Waiting Time to Pregnancy; by M. Juhl, A.-M. Nyboe Andersen, M. Grønbæk and J. Olsen; Human Reproduction, Vol 16 No 12; 2002
Alcoholic Women and the Treatment Gap - Increasing Physician Awareness; by Janice A. Holbeck, PhD, and Jay Segal, PhD; Ob/Gyn Practice Today; 10(1); 2005
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Impact of Perceived Stress, Major Life Events and Pregnancy Attitudes on Low Birth Weight Family Planning Perspectives,  by M. R. Sable and D. Schild Wilkinson Vol 32 No 6; 2000
Substance Abuse During Pregnancy: Time for Policy to Catch Up with Research; by Barry M Lester, Lynne Andreozzi and Lindsey Appiah; Harm Reduction Journal; 2004
Windows of Opportunity; A Statistical Profile of Substance Use Among Women in Their Childbearing Years in Alberta;  by N. Poole, T. Horne, L. Greaves, D. M. Chovanec, M. Waltkins; Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (ADAC);  2004
Nurturing Change:  Working Effectively with High Risk Women and Affected Children to Prevent and Reduce Harms Associated with FASD; by M. Leslie and G. Roberts; Mothercraft/Breaking the Cycle and Canadian Center on Substance Abuse (CCSA); 2004
State of the Evidence: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention;  Lynn Basford and Karran Thorpe and Rob Williams; Alberta Centre for Childen Family & Community Research / University of Lethbridge; 2005
An Argument that Goes Back to the Womb: The Demedicalization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: 1973 - 1992; by Janet Golden; Journal of Social History; 1999
The Offspring of Alcoholic Mothers; C. Ulleland, Harborview Medical Center; 1972
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) 2002 Surveillance Report; US Dept of Health and Human Services; CDC; 2002
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) 1996-1998 Surveillance Report for Washington State - Tobacco Use and Infant Exposure to Cigarette Smoke, Alcohol Use, Illegal Drug Use; Washington State Dept of Health; 2002
Comprehensive Program Evaluation Project: Program Development and Implementation for Safe Babies; 2001
Safe Babies, Safe Moms Program Evaluation; Washington State DSHS; 2003
A Comprehensive Program for Alcohol and Drug Abusing Mothers and their Young Children; Report to Washington State Legislature;  1999
Pregnancy and Alcohol:  Many Obstetrician-Gynecologists are Unsure About Risks or How to Assess Women's Use;  by Dore Hollander; Family Planning Perspectives; 2000
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Primary Prevention Through FAS Diagnosis:  Identification of High Risk Birth Mothers Through Diagnosis of Their Children (No 1):  Alcohol & Alcoholism, Vol 35 No 5; 2000
Reducing the Impact: Working with Pregnant Women Who Live in Difficult Life Situations, Best Start Program, Toronto.
Association Between Patterns of Maternal Substance Use and Infant Birth Weight, Length, and Head Circumference, by Seetha Shankaran et al.  Pediatrics (2004).
Influencing Interventions to Promote Positive Pregnancy Outcomes and Reduce the Incidence of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Infant: Policies, Programs and Avenues for Advocacy, by Judith Gallagher, Christopher Botsko, and Rene Schwalberg. Prepared for the March of Dimes (2004).  
Assessing the Factors Leading to Alcohol Abuse in Pregnancy, by Cameron Gilbert. Journal of FAS International (2004).
Alcohol and Pregnancy Don't Mix: Binge Drinking Among Women Ages 18 - 44 On the Rise.  National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) (2004).  
A Motherhood Issue: Discourses on Mothering Under Duress, by Lorraine Greaves et al. Funded by Status of Women Canada (2004).
Substance Use During Pregnancy: Time for Policy to Catch Up with Research, by Barry M. Lester, Lynne Andreozzi, and Lindsey Appiah. Harm Reduction Journal (2004).  
Women and Substance Use Problems, by Renee A. Cornier, Colleen Anne Dell, and Nancy Poole.  Bio Med Central Women's Health (2004).  
What do Obstetrics Textbooks Teach About Alcohol and Pregnancy; A Critical Review by Moumita Sarkar. Journal of FAS International (2003).  
What do Mothers of FAS Children Have in Common?;  A Critical Review by Craig Railton. Journal of FAS International (2003).
Maxxine Wright Place Project for High Risk Pregnant and Parenting Women (November 2003)
Binge Drinking in the Preconception Period and the Risk of Unintended Pregnancy: Implications for Women and Their Children, by Timothy S. Naimi, Leslie E. Lipscomb, Robert D. Brewer, and Brenda Colley Gilbert. Pediatrics (2003).
Maternal Report of Prenatal Alcohol Use, by Paul Merlob,  Haviva Sharan, Shoshana Weiss, Sandra W. Jacobson, Robert J. Sokol, and Joseph L. Jacobson.  Pediatrics (2003).
Validity of Maternal Report of Prenatal Alcohol, Cocaine, and Smoking in Relation to Neurobehavioral Outcome, by Sandra W. Jacobson, Lisa M. Chiodo, Robert J. Sokol, and Joseph L. Jacobson.  Pediatrics (2002).
Working with the Effects of Addiction: A Group Psychotherapy Experience with 'Women Healing Together"  Marianne E. Willer University of Manitoba Faculty of Education (2001).
Creating Solutions: Women Preventing FAS/ Understanding Women's Substance Misuse, Chris Leischner R.S.W, M.S.W. (2001)
Drinking Patterns and Alcohol-Related Birth Defects, by Susan E. Maier and James R. West.  Alcohol Research & Health (2001).
Enhancing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - Related Interventions at the Prenatal and Early Childhood Stages in Canada,  by Margaret Leslie and Gary Roberts. Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse(CCSA) (2001).
Moderate Alcohol Intake in Pregnancy and the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion;  by Ulrik Kesmodel et al.  Alcohol & Alcoholism (2001).   
State Responses to Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women, by Cynthia Dailard & Elizabeth Nash.  The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy (December 2000).
A Study of the Service Needs of Pregnant Addicted Women in Manitoba, by Carolin Tait. Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence (2000).
Women Who Drink: A Critical Consideration of Press Coverage 1978-1999, by Susan Ford.  A Masters Thesis, Dept. of Social Work, Carleton University (2000).
Knowledge, Beliefs, Behaviours, and Decision Making Associated with Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy in an Urban Prenatal Population, by Catherine R. Kavanagh Yeo.  A Master Thesis, Nursing Program, University of Manitoba (1999).
A Model of Parenting Stress in Disadvantaged and Substance-Using Mothers, Laura A. Cavanagh, A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (1999).
Drinking Moderately and Pregnancy: Effects on Child Development, by J. Jacobson and S. Jacobson. Alcohol Health & Research World (1999).
The Hormonal Effects of Alcohol Use on the Mother and Fetus, Kara Gabriel, M.A., Candace Hofmann, M.A., Maria Glavas, B.Sc., and Joanne Weinberg, PhD.  Alcohol Health and Research World (1998).
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Does Alcohol Withdrawal Play a Role?, by J. Thomas and E. Riley. Alcohol Health & Research World (1998).
Mandatory Treatment for Prenatal Substance Abuse: The Need to Re-evaluate Its Potential to Promote the Best Interests of Women and Children, by Jill L. Mason.  A Master Thesis, Faculty of Law University of Alberta (1998).
A Prospective Study on the Influence of Stress, Social Support and Coping on Birth Outcomes and Depressive Symptology During Pregnancy and the Postpartum, by Deborah M. Da Costa. A Doctoral Thesis, Department of Psychology,  Concordia University (1997).  
Characteristics of Pregnant Women Who Engage in Binge Alcohol Consumption, Jonathon Gladstone; Matthew Levy; Irena Nulman,MD; Gideon Koren,MD. Canadian Medical Association Journal (1997).
Alcohol-Induced Cell Death in the Embryo, by Susan Smith. Alcohol Health & Research World (1997).
Assessing the Impact of Maternal Drinking During and After Pregnancy, by Sandra W. Jacobson. Alcohol Health & Research World (1997).
Preconception / Prenatal Family History Assessment / Management Guide. March of Dimes.
Substance Abuse and The American Woman. CASA Columbia (1996).
 Drugs Women and Pregnancy
Drugs in Pregnancy; by Gideon Koren, Anne Pastuszak and Shinya Ito, 2009
NTP -CERHR Expert Panel Report on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine; National Toxicology Program, Center for the Evaluation of Risk s to Human Reproduction; 2005
Prenatal and Perinatal Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on Neuro-cognitive Development in the Fetus; by Eduard Bercovici; Journal on Developmental Disabilities vol 11 no  2
Baby Steps: Caring for Babies with Prenatal Substance Exposure. Ministry of Children and Family Development Vancouver Coastal Region in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority  (2003).
Also appears under Guidebooks Manuals and Interventions
Engaging Pregnant Women Using Substances: A Review of the Breaking the Cycle Pregnancy Outreach Program; by Margaret Leslie, Gina DeMarchi; Breaking the Cycle; 2005
 Screening
Screening For Fetal Alcohol Syndrome In Primary Schools: A Feasibility Study; by Sterling K. Clarren, Sandra P. Randels, Maureen Sanderson, Robert M. Fineman; Teratology, Vol 63, Issue 1, 2001
Also found under Education
Alcohol Use and Abuse in Pregnancy: An Evaluation of the Merits of Screening;  by M. Hicks, R. S. Sauve, A. W. Lyon, M. Clarke, S. Tough; Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review. August 2003; 12: 77-80.
Screening and Brief Intervention in Prenatal Care Settings; by Grace Chang; Alcohol Research & Health , The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA); Vol 28, N0 2, 2005
Alcohol Screening Instruments for Pregnant Women, by Grace Chang. Alcohol Research & Health (2001).
Screening for Alcohol Use.  Best Start Resource Centre, Mother Risk, and Ontario Government.
 Breastfeeding
Psychotropic Drugs In Lactation; by Myla E. Moretti; Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol 16 No 1; 2009
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Alcohol and the Hormonal Control of Lactation; by Sarah H. Heil, and Marappa G. Subramanian; Alcohol Health & Research World Vol 22 No 3; 1998
LactMed Toxnet - Drugs and Lactation Database; US National Library of Medicine - (A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed)
Breastfeeding And Maternal Medication - Recommendations for Drugs in the Eleventh WHO Model List of Essential Drugs; Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development; UNICEF World Health Organization
The Use Of Psychotropic Medications In Pregnancy And Lactation; by Kristin Sivertz, Xanthoula Kostaras,; BC Medical Journal (BCMJ); April 2005
Also appears under Medications
Advice Given to Women in Argentina about Breast Feeding and the Use of Alcohol; by M.Yanina Pepino1 and J. A. Mennella; Rev Panam Salud Publica; 2004
Also appears under - International
The Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Human Milk;  American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Drugs; Pediatrics Volume 1-08 No 3; 2001
Use of Psychoactive Medications During Pregnancy and Possible Effects on the Fetus and Newborn; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Drugs;  Pediatrics Volume 105 No 4; 2000
Drug Misuse in Pregnancy and Lactation: Reference Chart,  by Pharmacy Department, Women's Alcohol and Drug Service.
Methadone Maintenance and Lactation: A Review of the Literature and Current Management Guidelines;  by Lauren M. Jannson, Martha Velez, Cheryl Harrow, Journal of Human Lactataion Vol 20 No 1; 2004
Alcohol, Breastfeeding, and Development at 18 months, by Ruth E. Little, Kate Northstone, Jean Golding, and ALSPAC Study Team. Pediatrics (2002).
Alcohol's Effect on Lactation, by Julie Mennella. Alcohol Research & Health (2001).
 Biomarkers
NEW!  Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Child Development at 2 Years of Age - A Final Report; prepared by Matthew Hicks and Suzanne Tough for the Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research, 2009
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Use Of Meconium And Hair For Detection Of Prenatal Exposure To Ethanol And Other Drugs Of Abuse; by Sarit Shor; A thesis, University of Toronto, 2009
Agreement between Maternal Self-reported Ethanol Intake and Tobacco Use During Pregnancy and Meconium Assays for Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters and Cotinine; by Chris Derauf, Alan R. Katz, and David Easa; American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 158, No. 7; 2003
Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters (FAEE), A Biomarker of Alcohol Exposure: Hope for a Silent Epidemic of Fetal Alcohol Affected Children; by Vivian Kulaga; A thesis, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 2009
Ethylgluronide and Ethylsulfate in Meconium to Assess Gestational Ethanol Exposure: Preliminary results in Two Mediterranean Cohorts; by Simona Pichini, Luca Morini, Emilia Marchei, Ilaria Palmi, Maria Concetta Rotolo, Federica Vagnarelli, Oscar Garcia-Algar, Oriol Vall, Piergiorgio Zuccaro; Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Vol 16 No 2; 2009
Fetal Exposure to Alcohol as Evidenced by Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Meconium in the Absence of Maternal Drinking History in Pregnancy; by Daphne Chan,  Julia Klein, Tatyana Karaskov and Gideon Koren; Theraputic Drug Monitor Vol 26 No 5; October 2004
Female Drinking, Environment And Biological Markers; by Rosanna Mancinelli, Roberto Binetti and Mauro Ceccanti; Ann Ist Super Sanità, Vol. 42, No.1, 2006
Diagnosis Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters And Neonatal Hair Analysis; by Daniela L. Caprara, Julia Klein and Gideon Koren; Ann Ist Super Sanità, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2006
Biomarkers of Alcohol Use in Pregnancy; C. F. Bearer, J. M. Stoler, J. D. Cook, S. J. Carpenter; Alcohol Research & Health , The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (NIAAA); Vol 28, N0 1, 2005
Placental Handling of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters: Perfusion and Subcellular Studies; by D. Chan, B. Knie, R. Boskovic, and G. Koren; The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; Vol 310 No 1; 2004
Effects of Alcohol Intake During Pregnancy on Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid in Umbilical Cord Vessels of Black Women; by S. Beblo, K. D. Stark, M. Murthy,  J. Janisse, H. Rockett, J. E. Whitty, M. Buda-Abela, S. S. Martier, R. J. Sokol, J. H. Hannigan, N. Salem, Jr; Pediatrics, Vol 115 No 2; 2005
Also appears under -  Medical
Prevalence of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters in Meconium Specimens; by Christine Moore, Joseph Jones, Douglas Lewis, Karen Buchi; Clinical Chemistry  49(1); 2003
Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genotype, Maternal Alcohol Use, and Infant Outcome - Where We Are Now;  by Marie L. Hard; Journal of FAS International (2003).
Markers to Detect Drinking During Pregnancy, by Cynthia F. Bearer. Alcohol Research & Health (2001).
Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters and Hair Analysis: Biomarkers for Alcohol Consumption and their Possible Application in the Diagnosis of FASD; A Critical Review by Daniela Caprara. Journal of FAS International  (2003).
 Legal Issues
Prenatal Drug Exposure and Social Policy: The Search for an Appropriate Response; by S. J. Ondersma, S. M. Simpson, E. V. Brestan, M. Ward; Child Maltreatment, Vol. 5, No. 2, (2000)
Punishment and Prejudice: Judging Drug-Using Pregnant Women; by Lynn M. Paltrow; first published in the book 'Mother Troubles, Rethinking Contemporary Maternal Dilemmas' - 1999
Governmental Responses to Pregnant Women Who Use Alcohol or Other Drugs - Year 2000 Overview; by Lynn M. Paltrow, David S. Cohen, Corinne A. Carey; Women’s Law Project and National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) - 2000
Punishing Women for Their Behavior During Pregnancy: An Approach That Undermines the Health of Women and Children; by Lynn M. Paltrow; from Drug Addiction Research and the Health of Women, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Perspective of a Reproductive Rights Attorney;  by Lynn M. Paltrow; The Future Of Children; The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution;  Spring - 1991
NOTE:  This link is not to the PDF file.  Click "Next" at the bottom of page to read the successive pages of the article.
 Motivational  Intervention
Reducing the Risk of Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies: A Study of Motivational Intervention in Community Settings;  by  The Project CHOICES Intervention Research Group; Pediatrics Vol 111 No 5; 2003
The Motivational Interviewing Skills Code (MISC); Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions (CASAA);  University of New Mexico
Motivational Interviewing Website
You Can Do It! Reducing the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies Using Motivational Intervention;  by Sanjog Kalra. Journal of FAS International (2004).
Reducing the Risk of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Study of Motivational Interventions in Community Settings. The Project CHOICES Intervention Research Group. Pediatrics (2003).
Motivational Interventions in Prenatal Clinics,  by Nancy Sheehy Handmaker and Paula Wilbourne. Alcohol Research & Health (2001).
 USEFUL LINKS:
Organization of Teratology Information Services (Provides Fact Sheets on prenatal exposure to different substances)
Alcohol and Health: Current Evidence. Boston Medical Centre, Alcohol Clinical Training (ACT) Project Publication.
Project Cork Library Watch - includes a Newsletter with articles on Women and Substance Use.
Project Cork Alcohol Use Screening Tools
Maternal Health Practices and Child Development Project (Presentation Slides). State of Michigan.
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