This systematic review explores how prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and traumatic childhood experiences intersect to influence a child’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioural development. The researchers
Author: Edmonton and area Fetal Alcohol Network Society
Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and prenatal depressive symptoms with offspring hair cortisol in childhood and adolescence
Recent research continues to deepen our understanding of how prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) shapes child development, particularly in relation to the body’s stress regulation system.
Persistent alterations of brain and behaviour in children with low prenatal alcohol exposure
Long X. & Lebel C., Persistent alterations of brain and behaviour in children with low prenatal alcohol exposure, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science (2025), doi:
Sleep disturbance in children with prenatal alcohol exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Gale EL, Hunt CA, Sleep disturbance in children with prenatal alcohol exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Sleep Medicine Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102186. Summary Background Sleep disturbances
Educational support for learners with FASD—Results from German expert interviews
This research by Neuhaus and Gödecke (2025) explores how children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can be best supported within educational settings.
Perinatal and prenatal alcohol exposure impairs striatal cholinergic function and cognitive flexibility in adult offspring
The research article “Perinatal and prenatal alcohol exposure impairs striatal cholinergic function and cognitive flexibility in adult offspring” (Purvines et al., 2025) examines how alcohol