Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
People living with foetal alcohol syndrome require more support
A health expert is calling for more support for people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder - a condition that can occur to someone who has been exposed to alcohol before birth.
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Huge interest in Taranaki FASD workshop
What started as a small workshop to help Taranaki families manage Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has had to move venues after hundreds of people signed up. Audio
Teen in Oranga Tamariki care left to roam streets, says mother
The mother of a 14-year-old boy with a foetal alcohol spectrum disorder says her son was left to roam the streets of Dunedin while staying in a hotel under the care of Oranga Tamariki.
Insight: Foetal Alcohol - Damaging Baby Brains
It's thought there could be several thousand New Zealand babies born every year with brains damaged in the womb by alcohol after their mother's drank while pregnant. Philippa Tolley investigates… Video, Audio
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder lacking recognition
Around 5 per cent of New Zealanders are believed to suffer from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Associate Professor Anita Gibbs from the University of Otago says Teina Pora, acquitted over the 1992… Audio
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder key factor
The diagnosis that Teina Pora was suffering from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder was a key factor in the quashing of his conviction by the Privy Council. Audio
NZ's Neglected Fetal Alcohol Problem
Philippa Tolley investigates the scale of the burden caused by NZ's neglected foetal alcohol problem Audio