Women and Alcohol

Women and Alcohol Brochure

Click here for a printable version of our "Women and Alcohol Brochure".

The brochure includes information about women and alcohol, the risks of drinking while pregnant, and pregnancy prevention tips.

Email the Great Lakes FASD Regional Training Center (GLFRTC) to order a free copy. While supplies last, residents of Hawaii, Indiana, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin can order up to 50 free brochures.



FASD Fact Sheet

Click here for a printable version of our "Fact Sheet" on alcohol and pregnancy.

The fact sheet provides an overview of women and alcohol, including information on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Email the Great Lakes FASD Regional Training Center (GLFRTC) to order a free copy. While supplies last, residents of Hawaii, Indiana, North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin can order up to 50 free brochures.


Self Help Guide

Click here for a printable version of our "Self-Help Guide".

The booklet is designed to help women take a look at their current health habits, specifically the use of alcohol and birth control.


Wisconsin FASD Directory

Click here for a printable version of our "Wisconsin Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Resource Guide".

The directory shares FASD-related resources including diagnostic services, family support groups; and sources for informational/educational materials.


Related Resources
Check out the CDC guide "Before, Between & Beyond Pregnancy: The National Preconception Curriculum and Resources Guide for Clinicians". CME credits are available for physicians, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants for the following units:
Module 1: Preconception Care: What It Is and What It Isn't
Module 2: Every Woman, Every Time: Integrating Health Promotion Into Primary Care
Module 3: Maximizing Prevention: Targeted Care for Those with High Risk Conditions
Module 4: In Between Time: Interconceptional Care for Those with Previous Poor Outcomes
Module 5: Babies to Adolescents: Incorporating Preconception Health Promo into the Pediatric Visit

Check out SAMHSA's publication  "What a Difference a Friend Makes" that includes tools to help someone with mental illness and substance abuse.

Check out NIDA's publication "Science of Addiction" that discusses the reasons people take drugs, why some people become addicted while others do not, how drugs work in the brain, and how addiction can be prevented and treated.

Check out the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities new factsheet, "5 Things You Should Know About Alcohol and Pregnancy".



More Information on Women and Alcohol, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism