The stigmatisation of children living with FASD and their biological mothers
Date
2020
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
African Sun Media
Abstract
The harmful consequences of alcohol exposure in utero are the most
common cause of preventable intellectual disability (Gibbard, Wass,
and Clarke 2003:72-76). It can lead to various sequelae collectively
referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). These
disorders are directly linked to the negative health behaviour of alcohol
consumption during pregnancy (Riley et al. 2011:73-80). Ideally it
should, therefore, be preventable through positive health behaviour.
Description
CITATION: Olivier, L., Drotsky, L.-M. & Louw, J. 2020. The stigmatisation of children living with FASD and their biological mothers, in Grobbelaar, J. & Jones, C. (eds) 2020. Childhood vulnerabilities in South Africa : some ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480952/05.
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Keywords
Children -- South Africa, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Citation
Olivier, L., Drotsky, L.-M. & Louw, J. 2020. The stigmatisation of children living with FASD and their biological mothers, in Grobbelaar, J. & Jones, C. (eds) 2020. Childhood vulnerabilities in South Africa : some ethical perspectives. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480952/05.