New Science

Article Title

Older Pregnant Women and Binge Drinking: Increasing the Risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Authors

Editorial Staff, Division of Research, Wayne State University

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Abstract

Identifying maternal characteristics that increase the risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is a critical step toward creating targeted pregnancy intervention. A Wayne State University researcher discovered that one such characteristic is maternal age. Lisa M. Chiodo, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has found that children born to older mothers who binge drink during pregnancy are not as attentive as children whose mothers were younger when exposing them to alcohol prenatally. The longitudinal research study was published in the October 2010 edition of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Recommended Citation

Staff, Editorial (2011) "Older Pregnant Women and Binge Drinking: Increasing the Risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder," New Science: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/newscience/vol19/iss1/3