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Resources 
Alcohol & Pregnancy
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A04-E
Screening
for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy, Physician's Desk Reference |
| Best Start
Resource Centre in collaboration with Motherisk, adapted from
the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (2000) and
Sokol et al., (1989), 2003, Reprinted October, 2008 |
| A
screening tool for physicians on how to assess risk status of
pregnant women with regard to alcohol use. Includes contact
information for the Motherisk Alcohol and Substance Use Helpline. |
Available
in laminated print and PDF.  |
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A10-E
Be
Safe: Have an Alcohol Free Pregnancy Bookmark |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2004, revised 2008 |
| Colour
bookmark for health care providers. One side provides contact
information for several organizations (Motherisk, Health Canada,
etc.) and the other side reproduces the alcohol and pregnancy
screening tool for physicians (the T-ACE questionnaire). |
| Available
in print and PDF. |
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A14-E
Supporting
Change: Preventing and Addressing Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Handbook |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2005 (in collaboration with Motherisk, Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health, City of Hamilton Social and
Public Services, Health Canada Population and Public Health
Branch, Ontario Region, Breaking the Cycle, FAS World, AWARE,
Focus Resource Centre, Equay wuk, and concerned physicians). |
| This
guide, designed as part of a training module, informs physicians
about alcohol use and abuse in pregnancy and to support physicians
in appropriate screening and assessment of their pregnant patients
and provides tools and resources. |
| Available in
PDF only . |
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VHS-A12-E
DVD-A13-E
Supporting
Change: Effective Practices in Screening for Alcohol Use in
Pregnancy. Training Video and Facilitator Guide |
| Best Start
Resource Centre in collaboration with community partners, 2005 |
| This 17-minute
video is a training tool to support physicians in effective
practice of screening for alcohol use in pregnancy. Facilitator
guide provides ideas on how to use the video and includes suggestions
for activities and hand-outs. |
| Available
in VHS and DVD. |
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A03-E
Drinking
Alcohol while Breastfeeding, Physician's Desk Reference |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2002, updated 2005 |
| Tool
for health care providers to assess and inform pregnant patients
about the risk of alcohol use in pregnancy and includes a table
that illustrates the time clearance of alcohol from breast milk
of women, according to mother's weight, amount of alcohol consumed
and hours since consumption. |
| Available in
laminated print and PDF. |
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A11-E
Alcohol
and Pregnancy Warning Sign |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2004 |
| 25
cm by 21 cm colour poster, depicting a pregnant woman's torso
embraced by a male from behind. The poster says "Warning:
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause birth defects and
brain damage to your baby". |
| Available
in print and PDF. |
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A09-E
Be
Safe: Have an Alcohol Free Pregnancy Tear-off Pads |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2004 |
| Pad
of tear-off colour sheets (10 cm by 10 cm) with information
for expectant parents on alcohol use in pregnancy. One side
says "Be Safe: Have an alcohol-free pregnancy" and
includes visuals that illustrate the dangers to the baby of
alcohol. The other side repeats the poster, as above, and includes
phone contact information for Motherisk, FAS-INFO and the Ministry
of Health's INFOline. |
| Available
in print and PDF. |
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Training
Local Physicians on Alcohol Use and Pregnancy. Planning Guide. |
| Best Start
Resource Centre in Collaboration with Motherisk, Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health, City of Hamilton Social and Public
Services, Health Canada Population and Public Health Branch,
Ontario Region, Breaking the Cycle, FAS World, AWARE, Focus
Resource Centre, Equay wuk, and concerned physicians, 2002. |
| This
guide was designed to support training for physicians on alcohol
use in pregnancy. It provides useful information for event planners
and facilitators on how to engage physicians in a training session
and includes self-assessment questionnaires for physicians,
evaluation forms and referrals for further information. |
| Available
in PDF. |
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A05-E
My
Family Wanted Me to be as Healthy as Possible |
| Best Start
Resource Centre, 2001 |
| 60
cm by 30 cm colour poster depicting a healthy, smiling baby
with three key messages for pregnant women and the phone number
of the Motherisk Alcohol and Substance Use Helpline. |
| Available
in print and JPG. |
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