Pregnancy, maternal health, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Archives

FSANZ Colour of Pregnancy Warning Labels for Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) called for submissions on an application to permit pregnancy warning labels on corrugated cardboard cartons (CCCs) to be in a single colour on a contrasting background. The requirements of ‘Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages’ as incorporated into the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the code), cover the scope, application, size and colour requirements of the warning labels.

11/11/2022

Supporting health professionals to have conversations about alcohol and pregnancy

Health professionals are one of the most trusted sources of information on pregnancy. When it comes to alcohol use during pregnancy, they play a key role in communicating clear advice based on the ‘Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol’ (the Guidelines) by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

30/09/2022

How Australia is criminalising people with FASD

Everyone with a disability should have access to the support they need. This is especially true for a lifelong disability like Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). People with FASD experience neurodevelopmental challenges that can affect motor skills, language, executive functioning and social skills.

19/09/2022

Celebrating 9 months of impact on 9 September: International FASD Awareness Day

To mark International FASD Awareness Day, FARE has released data that demonstrates the impact of the Every Moment Matters campaign.

09/09/2022

‘Pregnant women in my life are being sold products that cause harm’: Waiting for visible health warnings on alcohol products

Recently, I celebrated my 30th birthday. On the same day Celeste, one of my sisters, celebrated her birthday as well. We are not twins —

06/09/2022

New research shows need to cut through misinformation about alcohol and breastfeeding

New research has revealed that two-thirds of Australian women who breastfeed did not feel that they fully understood the risks of drinking alcohol while breastfeeding.

11/08/2022

What you may not know about breastfeeding and alcohol

There are a lot of mixed messages about alcohol and breastfeeding. We need clear messages on how to ensure breastmilk is alcohol-free.

11/08/2022

Research with health professionals to inform the FASD – National Awareness Campaign for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Women

In 2021, FARE commissioned Heartward Strategic to conduct research to inform the development of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – National Awareness Campaign for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Women.

23/07/2022

Preventing the Criminalisation of People with FASD – ACT 2022-23 Budget Consultation

The ACT Government invited written submissions to its 2022-23 Budget Consultation to consider the ACT Wellbeing Framework. FARE lodged a submission ‘Preventing the Criminalisation of People with FASD’ that addresses all 12 domains of the ACT Wellbeing Framework.

31/05/2022

Reflections from NOFASD Australia’s FASD Forum

Earlier this month, NOFASD Australia hosted its virtual FASD Forum and explored the theme ‘FASD@50’, commemorating 50 years since FASD was first identified in the literature. Read on for some of the key topics shared by presenters.

26/05/2022

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FSANZ Colour of Pregnancy Warning Labels for Corrugated Cardboard Packaging

Supporting health professionals to have conversations about alcohol and pregnancy

How Australia is criminalising people with FASD

Celebrating 9 months of impact on 9 September: International FASD Awareness Day

‘Pregnant women in my life are being sold products that cause harm’: Waiting for visible health warnings on alcohol products

New research shows need to cut through misinformation about alcohol and breastfeeding

What you may not know about breastfeeding and alcohol

Research with health professionals to inform the FASD – National Awareness Campaign for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Women

Preventing the Criminalisation of People with FASD – ACT 2022-23 Budget Consultation

Reflections from NOFASD Australia’s FASD Forum

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