In this sixth and final blog in the series presenting key elements from Professor Moira Plant’s forthcoming report we hear about the need for continued training of community nurses and midwives.
Moira Plant
Women, Alcohol, Pregnancy & FASD
Stigma doesn’t just affect the judgement of people doing the stigmatising. It mainly affects the people who are, or think they will be, stigmatised.
Women, Alcohol, Pregnancy & FASD
While the last blog looked at the physical problems experienced by people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, this blog explores some of the behavioural problems. People often notice the behavioural problems associated with FASD long before any consideration is given to the physical concerns or a diagnosis.
Women, Alcohol, Pregnancy & FASD
FASD is a lifelong condition. Despite the name of this neurodevelopmental condition beginning with the word ‘Fetal’, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders never disappear. Children and young people cannot ‘grow out of it’.
Women, Alcohol, Pregnancy & FASD
This is the second blog of six where Professor Moira Plant shares highlights from her report to be published this summer. Who is most likely to drink during pregnancy and what gets in the way of discussions about it? This second blog in the series (see the first blog here) shares highlights from the…
Women, Alcohol, Pregnancy and FASD
Since training as a nurse in Edinburgh, I have been fascinated by the complex relationships between women and alcohol. This interest led me to become an alcohol specialist nurse here decades ago. In fact, I ended up considering the connections between drinking and healthcare throughout my career. My late husband and I both eventually became Professors of Alcohol Studies.
