Ancient Greek and Roman References to a possible awareness of the links between maternal alcohol consumption and negati

1. Canada and the USA 1982 - 2012 Dr Sterling Clarren confirmed that alcohol was a teratogen Over time, new research has identified a range of effects including physical, behavioural, and cognitive that can arise from prenatal alcohol exposure University of Washington 1968 – 1973 Dr Kenneth Lyons and Dr David Weyhe Smith from the University of Washington Medical School identified a pattern of facial, limb and cardiovascular defects in 8 unrelated children born to alcoholic mothers - called it Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Ancient Greek and Roman References to a possible awareness of the links between maternal alcohol consumption and negative child outcomes 1 5 6 2 3 4 7 England 1800’s Dr William Sullivan noted the higher rates of stillbirth for 120 alcoholic prisoners compared to their sober female relatives and suggested a link to alcohol consumption Gaelic Scotland Mother and nurse were not permitted to drink ale while pregnant or breast feeding France 1968 Dr Paul Lemoine studied the distinctive features of children whose mothers were alcoholics Australia 1978 – 2012 The term FASD has developed to include FAS as well as other conditions resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure Is FASD a new phenomena?