Please click on the most relevant links:

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Literature Review. Provides a review of the published scientific literature on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND) focusing particularly on what is known in the Australian context, whilst acknowledging the breadth of overseas research in the area. Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.

Alcohol Policy: Using the Evidence for Better Outcomes. Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) worked together with the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) and consumer groups to produce an evidence-based approach to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused by the misuse of alcohol.

Australian Alcohol Guidelines: Health Risks and Benefits. Developed by the NHMRC in collaboration with the Population Health Division of the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) with funding from DoHA through the National Alcohol Strategy.

National Clinical Guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn. These nationally agreed clinical guidelines Commissioned by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy under the Cost Shared Funding Model are intended to support a range of health care workers who care for women with drug and alcohol use issues, and their infants and families.

Alcohol and Pregnancy: Health Professionals Making a Difference. This booklet was developed by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research to support health professionals to address the issue of alcohol use in pregnancy with women.

Treating Alcohol Problems: Guidelines for General Practitioners. This book is was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. It was designed for the general population as well as having some information specific for pregnant women.