Perspectives of Canadian Health Care Providers on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Has Anything Changed in 15 years? A Brief Report

Courtney R Green; Kyla J Kaminsky; Suzanne Tough; Nicole Roberts; Taniya S Nagpal; Jocelynn L Cook

doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2021.01.015

Perspectives of Canadian Health Care Providers on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Has Anything Changed in 15 years? A Brief Report

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2021 Sep;43(9):1086-1089. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2021.01.015. Epub 2021 Feb 10.

Authors

Courtney R Green¹, Kyla J Kaminsky¹, Suzanne Tough², Nicole Roberts³, Taniya S Nagpal¹, Jocelynn L Cook⁴

Affiliations

¹ The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
² Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
³ Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) Ontario, Centre for Practice-Changing Research, Ottawa, ON.
⁴ The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, Ottawa, ON. Electronic address: jcook@sogc.com.

PMID: 33581349
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2021.01.015

Abstract

Initiatives have been implemented to provide training to health care providers (HCPs) on the adverse health outcomes associated with alcohol use during pregnancy, including the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare two cross-sectional data sets of HCP perspectives over 15 years. In 2002 and 2017, two samples of HCPs received a survey on FASD. The findings from these surveys may inform the development of ongoing educational initiatives to help HCPs with screening for alcohol use during pregnancy and early diagnosis and prevention of FASD.

Keywords: alcohol drinking; fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; health care providers; knowledge; pregnancy; women.

MeSH terms

Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects
Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
Canada / epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders* / diagnosis
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders* / epidemiology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders* / prevention & control
Health Personnel
Humans
Pregnancy