2014
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3319
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Abstract: WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Most studies of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) prevalence in the general population of the United States have been carried out using passive methods (surveillance or clinicbased studies), which underestimate rates of FASD. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Using active case ascertainment methods among children in a representative middle class community, rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and total FASD are found to be substantially higher than most often cited … Show more

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“…Estimates place the incidence of FASD at 10 in 1000 births, which still might be an underestimate. [103][104][105][106] Given that (1) more than 50% of childbearing women report using ethanol, 10 (2) nearly 50% of pregnancies are unplanned, 107,108 and (3) embryos are sensitive to ethanol before a woman is typically aware of pregnancy, abstinence-based approaches are unlikely to eliminate FASD. Thus, a complete understanding of the underpinnings of FASD is critical to human health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Estimates place the incidence of FASD at 10 in 1000 births, which still might be an underestimate. [103][104][105][106] Given that (1) more than 50% of childbearing women report using ethanol, 10 (2) nearly 50% of pregnancies are unplanned, 107,108 and (3) embryos are sensitive to ethanol before a woman is typically aware of pregnancy, abstinence-based approaches are unlikely to eliminate FASD. Thus, a complete understanding of the underpinnings of FASD is critical to human health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6 The term "fetal alcohol spectrum disorders" (FASD) was later proposed and refers to the phenotype described in a group of children exposed to intrauterine alcohol but who do not have a complete clinical condition of FAS, although they usually experience neurobehavioral alterations. 7,8 Individuals with FASD have intellectual deficits, as well as an average intelligence quotient in the borderline range, deficiencies in different components of executive function and attention, deficiencies in information processing and numerical processing, deficiencies in spatial reasoning, visual memory, language and motor functions. 5,7 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a prevalence of FAS between 0.2 and 1.5 per 1,000 live births, solidifying its position as one of the leading preventable causes of intellectual disability.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9 In the general infant population, the prevalence of FAS is estimated at 0.2 to 7 per 1,000, while FASD is much more common, with an estimated prevalence of 20 to 50 per 1,000. 8 A study conducted in the city of São Paulo estimated a prevalence of FAS and FASD at 1.52 per 1,000 and 38.69 per 1,000 newborns, respectively. 10 There is no consensus on the safe amount of alcohol that could be ingested during pregnancy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Afflicting millions of individuals in the United States and many more around the world, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a life-course persistent disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure [1][2][3][4]. It has been estimated that disorders associated with prenatal alcohol exposure impact up to 5% of the general population [5] with even higher rates being documented among at-risk and criminal justice populations [6][7][8][9].…”
Section: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)mentioning
confidence: 99%