What research is being done on prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Russian research community?

Aims: Although Russia has one of the highest rates of alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable burden of disease, little is known about the existing research on prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) in this country. The objective of this study was to locate and review published and unpublished studies related to any aspect of PAE and FASD conducted in or using study populations from Russia.

Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in multiple English and Russian electronic bibliographic databases.