Overview of FASD: How Our Understanding of FASD Has Progressed

Price, Alan D.; Cook, Penny A.; Mukherjee, Raja A. S.

Abstract

Some historical clues suggest an ancient understanding that alcohol should be avoided during pregnancy, but these may have been overstated. Further evidence appears during times of widespread alcohol use in the middle ages, but the current understanding of prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD has its source in the latter half of the 20th century. This chapter describes the history of FASD, from Aristotle and the Old Testament up to modern neuroscience and genetics. After bringing the reader back to the present day, there follows a review of the mechanisms of alcohol-related harm to the foetus, and factors that mediate that harm.

Citation

Price, A. D., Cook, P. A., & Mukherjee, R. A. S. Overview of FASD: How Our Understanding of FASD Has Progressed. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73966-9_2

• Online Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 28, 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 9-22
• ISBN: 9783030739652
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73966-9_2