Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is an emerging public health issue around the globe. The preventive strategies often address only women ,however to fight with the problem it is important that the approach should be collaborative and involve community .

1. Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder
(FASD)
Health promotion Strategies for low resource setting to
prevent the harmful drinking of alcohol during pregnancy
By -Dr Gargi Sinha

2. What is fetal
alcohol
spectrum
disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder includes a
range of behavioural
and learning
abnormalities which
are caused by exposure
of the fetal brain during
the time of pregnancy

3. FASD Epidemiology
Fetal alcohol
syndrome
(FAS)
Alcohol related
neurodevelopmental disorder
(ARND)

4. Facial features for
FASD
Short palpebral fissures
Flat midface
Short nose
Indistinct philtrum
Thin
upperlip
Low set
ears

5. Neurodevelopmental problems
Learning
difficulty
Hyperactive
attention
disorder
Limited ability
for daily skills
Issues with
anger
management

6. What is the best solution to reduce fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Prevention of fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder is the
most significant statergy to
reduce the number of
children affected by the
FASD .
Hence, preventing FASD
needs a multiprong
approach ,including
educating women early
about harmful effect of
alcohol to the fetus

7. Primary
prevention of
FASD
Awarness of safe drinking for
young population especially
woman
Instead of
imposing and
insisting to
stop during
pregnancy ,it is
better to
create a
supporting
environment
by involving
the partner
encourage one to one
discussion with the woman
Help woman
to choose a
plan
pregnancy
Stop victim blaming and criticising woman for
drinking

8. Create supportive environment for woman
Don’t force a woman to drink alcohol if she is pregnant
Partners and friends
should understand
the issue and
encourage woman to
keep away from
drinking alcohol

9. Referenes
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Files/Corporate/general%20documents/Health%20Networks/Child
%20and%20Youth/FASD-Framework.pdf
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-info-
gaps/contents/table-of-contents
Riley, E. (2010). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder : Management and policy perspectives of fASD (Health care
and disease management). Weinheim: Wiley-Blackwell.

10. Thank you