A novel prenatal alcohol use risk perception model: feedback from a Delphi process.

Understanding prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) risk perception is important for the communication and prevention of alcohol use during pregnancy. A previous systematic review has explored the dimensions and influencing factors of women's PAE risk perceptions, leading to the construction of Pregnancy Alcohol Use Risk Perception (PARP) conceptual model. This study aims to refine the PARP model using a Delphi process.

Preconception interventions to reduce the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A systematic review.

Background: The preconception period provides a unique opportunity to optimize the health of women and children. High rates of alcohol use and unintended pregnancies are common across many Western societies, and alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) are a possible unintended outcome. The aim of the current study was to evaluate preconception interventions for the prevention of AEPs.

Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review.

Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in a wide range of adverse health outcomes, including in some cases fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder. Thus, there is pressing need for effective interventions to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs).

Methods: A systematic review was undertaken to provide an up-to-date analysis of the current prevention literature.

Nonimmune hydrops fetalis in a children's hospital: a six-year series.

Introduction: We aimed to study the profile of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) in the local population and identify its outcomes and causes.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective review of the medical records in KK Women's and Children's hospital, a single tertiary referral centre, for pregnancies with an antenatal diagnosis of NIHF in the six-year period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2010.

Results: A total of 29 cases of NIHF were identified; 19 (66%) cases underwent karyotype evaluation, 17 (59%) underwent intrauterine infection screening, and all underwent antenatal thalassaemia screening.