Philip A May, Julie M Hasken, Marlene M de Vries, Anna-Susan Marais, Omar Abdul-Rahman, Luther K Robinson, Margaret P Adam, Melanie A Manning, Wendy O Kalberg, David Buckley, Cudore L Snell, Soraya Seedat, Charles D H Parry, H Eugene Hoyme
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to conduct a multivariate analysis of distal influences on maternal risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). METHODS: Interviews were conducted with mothers of first grade students whose children were evaluated to assess risk for FASD. Topics included: physical/medical status, childbearing history, demographics, mental health, domestic violence, and trauma. RESULTS: Although there is some individual variation in distal maternal risk factors among and within the mothers of children with each of the common diagnoses of FASD, patterns emerged that differentiated risk among mothers of children with FASD from mothers whose children were developing typically...
December 17, 2023: Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken)