Background Information

Alcohol and Pregnancy – Preventing FASD, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, website

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) FAQs, Public Health Agency of Canada, PDF also available

Healthy Pregnancy, Canadian Health Network, website

Common Questions About Alcohol and Pregnancy, Government of Canada, website

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Fact Sheets, HereToHelp website

Be Safe: Have an alcohol free pregnancy, Best Start, website

FASD Information Service, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, website

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects, First Nations and Inuit Health, Health Canada, website

Before Pregnancy: Preconception, Pregnancy and Newborn Health Education Centre, March of Dimes, website

Motherisk, website

Fetal Alcohol Information, frequently asked questions, fact sheets, and other materials, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US

Fetal Alcohol Exposure and the Brain, Alcohol Alert, No. 50, December 2000 , National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome — What are the implications for adoptive parents?, Adopting.org website