Alcohol and Pregnancy in Canada

This infographic  presents an overview of alcohol and pregnancy in Canada for a general audience. Click on the image to view and/or download as a PDF. Feel free to share with others.

Key Canadian Resources on FASD Prevention

Are you trying to get up to speed on preventing FASD? Well, the resources below are a really good place to start! All the resources are available free and on-line.

Best Start. (2002). Reducing the Impact: working with pregnant women who live in difficult life situations. Toronto, ON: Best Start: Ontario’s Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre.

Best Start. (2003). Keys to a successful alcohol and pregnancy communication campaign.  Toronto, ON: Best Start: Ontario’s Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre.

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. (2001). Respect is key to helping pregnant women with substance use problems: a conversation with Pam Woodsworth.  Ottawa, ON.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. (2011). Addiction Toolkit for Primary Care Providers: Alcohol use in pregnancy. Toronto, ON.

FASD Network Action Team on FASD Prevention from a Women’s Health Determinants Perspective. (2010). 10 Fundamental components of FASD prevention from a women’s health determinants perspective.

FASD Network Action Team on FASD Prevention from a Women’s Health Determinants Perspective . (2009). Taking a relational approach: the importance of timely and supportive connections for women.

Institute of Health Economics. (2009). Proceedings of FASD Consensus Conference: Across the Lifespan. Edmonton, AB.

Parkes, T., Poole, N., Salmon, A., Greaves, L., & Urquhart, C. (2008). Double Exposure: A Better Practices Review on Alcohol Interventions During Pregnancy. Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health.

Poole, N. (2008). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention: Canadian Perspectives. Ottawa, ON: Public Health Agency of Canada.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. (2010). Alcohol Use and Pregnancy: Consensus Clinical Guidelines. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 32(8): S1-S32.