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International FASD Awareness Day – September 9, 2015 share
September 9th is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day. FASD Awareness day is the ninth day of the ninth month as a way to remind everyone that during the nine month of pregnancy a woman should not consume alcohol.
According to the National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum, NOFAS, an estimated 40,000 babies are born each year with FASDs, which can result in birth defects, intellectual or learning disabilities, behavior problems, and trouble learning life skills. FASDs are completely preventable if a woman does not drink during pregnancy. Alcohol in the mother’s blood passes to the baby through the placenta and the umbilical cord. When a woman drinks alcohol so does her baby, so there is no known safe amount or type of alcohol to drink during pregnancy.
FASD: What Everyone Should Know – General Information about FASD
FASD Identification – How to recognize FASD and guidelines for screening.
FASD Prevention – Strategies for reducing alcohol use during pregnancy and challenges for FASD prevention.
FASD: What School Systems Should Know About Affected Students
FASD: What the Justice System Should Know About Affected Individuals
FASD: What Young People Should Know
For more information please visit NOFAS.