ReviewHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2022
Impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on neurodevelopmental outcomes: a systematic review.
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- Prenatal and birth factors associated with child autism diagnosis: a birth cohort perspective.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Interaction between parental preconception and prenatal smoking and alcohol use on autism-like behaviour in preschoolers: a cross-sectional study in Huizhou, China.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Predicts Academic Outcomes from Childhood to Adolescence: A Prospective Longitudinal Study Based on Meconium Ethyl Glucuronide.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dysmorphological and Neuropsychological Phenotypes of Prenatally Alcohol-Exposed 6-Year-Old Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Trends in prenatal alcohol use from 2001 to 2017 in the Northern Territory, Australia: a joinpoint regression analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Evaluating the role of strengths and protective factors for youth with FASD and criminal legal system involvement: a scoping review.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2026Article
- Prenatal alcohol exposure alters brain structure and neurocognitive outcomes for 6- to 7-year-old children in a South African birth cohort.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Prenatal Maternal Alcohol Exposure During the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Relation to Early Learning Ability, Behavioral Problems, and Autistic Traits in Preschool Children With or Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025Article
- Beyond the Brain: The Physical Health and Whole-Body Impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2025Review
- Identifying strategic research priorities of stakeholders for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Aotearoa.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2025Article
- Investigating the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure and children's behavioural and emotional development: analysis of the Growing Up in New Zealand study.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Maternal perinatal depression and child neurocognitive development: A relationship still to be clarified.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) represents a significant public health concern. Previous research linking PAE to neurodevelopmental outcomes has been mixed and often has limited focus on residual confounding or moderating factors. Methods: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies ( Results: Thirty longitudinal cohort studies met the inclusion criteria. Evidence of the impact of PAE was mixed across domains. We found no evidence that PAE affects executive function, but there were impacts on motor skills, cognition, language, academic achievement, attention, affect regulation, and adaptive behaviour. The most consistent adverse effect was on affect regulation (nine out of thirteen studies, six of which found an association between heavy alcohol consumption or binge drinking during pregnancy). We found no protective factors. Few studies controlled for variables in the postnatal environment. Discussion: This review was unable to conclude a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Methodological improvements are needed to improve the quality and consistency in which PAE is studied. Further research into residual confounding variables is vital, including a greater focus on the postpartum environment.
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