Website links and further reading

• FAS Info – www.fas-info.uwe.ac.uk
  
  This website has been developed and written by Prof Moira Plant at the University of West of England. It provides information on FAS, its diagnosis, impact on child development as well as treatment and service delivery.
  
  
• National Teratology Information Service – www.ncl.ac.uk/pharmsc/entis.htm
  
  This website offers advice on the impact of substances on the foetus and offers a confidential 24hour telephone service too. It will also provide an individual risk assessment as well as pre- conception advice and a monitoring/follow up service.
  
  
• Health Canada – www.cds-sca.com
  
  This Health Canada website has posted a ‘Best Practices’ guide written by Roberts and Nanson (2000), Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects and the Effects of Other Substance Use During Pregnancy. It provides clear guidance on the research and practice implications for working with women and children at risk of suffering harm from alcohol and drug use. It examines primary, secondary and tertiary intervention as well as a range of development related interventions for children and adults. It is available to download free of charge from the above website.
  
  
• Babycentre – www.babycentre.co.uk
  
  This website provides information about the impact of particular illegal drugs on pregnancy as well as a link for parents to exchange tips and views.
  
  
• Patient UK – www.patient.co.uk
  
  This site has a section on pregnancy and the use of street drugs.
  
  
• Encare – www.encare-info.co.uk

Further Reading

Drugscope library - www.drugscope.org.uk

A list of further reading about Drugs and Pregnancy can be found on the Drugscope website via its library search facility.

Other contacts

National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – UK
This is a British offshoot of an American organisation. It was registered as a charity in 2003 and focuses specifically on the impact of alcohol on the unborn child.

Introduction | Alcohol drugs and the menstrual cycle | Alcochol and the foetus
Drugs and the foetus | Male fertility and reproductive disorders
After the birth: child and parents' needs