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Module 1: Historic Perspectives on Alcohol and Pregnancy

Test Your Knowledge Questions Posttest - Module 1

1. What is the estimated prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the United States?
100,000 births per year
10 per 1,000 births per year
3 percent of births per year
Over 50,000 births per year

2. What year was the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome founded?
1973
1981
1990
2001

3. Identify when there was a known connection between alcohol use during pregnancy and subsequent fetal harm.
Identified in a 1946 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Identified in a 1946 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association and in a 1968 study by Dr. Paul Lemoine.
Identified in a 1973 study by Drs. David Smith and Kenneth Jones and the 1946 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Identified in a 1973 study by Drs. David Smith and Kenneth Jones, a 1968 study by Dr. Paul Lemoine, and a 1981 report by the Surgeon General.
All of the above

4. What is FASD?
Fetal Alcohol Specialty Disorders
An umbrella term that describes the range of effects that may occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy
A condition where ingestion of alcohol by a pregnant woman results in premature birth
All of the above

5. Researchers first began to examine the effects of alcohol on the fetus in the early 20^th century.
True
False

6. Identify a barrier to determining the prevalence of FASD.
Limited medical training on FASD
Lack of standard diagnostic criteria
Stigma that keeps families from identifying children with an FASD
Lack of standard research methodology
All of the above

7. In 2000, Congress established a project under Section 519D of the Children’s Health Act to investigate and study the effects of alcohol on the fetus. What was the name of this project?
Center for Fetal Alcohol Study
FASD Center for Excellence
FASD Center for Research
FAS Center for Excellence

8. Identify two studies that had a significant impact on the field of FASD.
Select all that apply.
A 1973 study in which Drs. Jones and Smith identified specific patterns of malformations, growth deficiencies, and central nervous system defects and coined the term “fetal alcohol syndrome”
A 1995 study on fetal alcohol syndrome and the neurobehavioral effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
A 1996 study on secondary disabilities by Dr. Ann Streissguth funded by CDC
A 2004 study on pregnancy and alcohol consumption

9. The Surgeon General first recommended warnings against alcohol use during pregnancy in the 1970s.
True
False

10. Congress passed the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act in 1988, which stated:
Drinking while pregnant can result in criminal prosecution.
Doctors were required to inform women about the consequences of drinking while pregnant.
Alcoholic beverage labels were required to carry a warning about birth defects.
None of the above.

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