Alcohol in pregnancy

Acute and Long-Term Purkinje Cell Loss Following a Single Ethanol Binge During the Early Third Trimester Equivalent in the Rat

by Nirelia Idrus

Women's intoxication as' dual licentiousness': An exploration of gendered images of drinking and intoxication in Sweden

by Alexandra Bogren

Published in Addiction Research and Theory 2008, Vol 16, No 1, 95-106.

In this article, it is suggested that an important cultural image of intoxication in some Western societies appears to... more In this article, it is suggested that an important cultural image of intoxication in some Western societies appears to be ‘intoxication as ecstasy’, intoxication as escape from the everyday into a ‘wild’ and ‘natural’ state. The purpose of this article is to discuss this cultural image and its link to gendered ideas about sexuality and, on the basis of this discussion, to develop a hypothesis for further testing. The hypothesis developed proposes that women – via the cultural linking of their sexuality to biological processes of reproduction – are placed closer to nature than men. This makes women’s drinking and intoxication seem more dangerous than men’s, because drinking and intoxication would seem to make women come even closer to nature. It is suggested that women’s ‘dual licentiousness’ threatens the distinction between nature and culture.

Biologically responsible mothers and girls who "act like men": Shifting discourses of biological sex difference in Swedish newspaper debate on alcohol in 1979 and 1995

by Alexandra Bogren

Published in Feminist Media Studies 2010, Vol 11, No 2, 197-213.

Drawing on a qualitative analysis of Swedish newspaper debates in 1979 and 1995, this article examines how Swedish... more Drawing on a qualitative analysis of Swedish newspaper debates in 1979 and 1995, this article examines how Swedish newspapers refer to biological sex difference as central to drinking practices. The study shows that women are a special category of concern in debate about gender and drinking in both 1979 and 1995. Further, it shows that Swedish newspapers draw upon biology in different ways in the two years. In 1979, debate about drinking during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is central and newspapers link biomedical research on FAS to the moral idea that mothers do anything to avoid harm to children. In 1995, debate about girls' drinking habits is central and newspapers link sex hormones and neurotransmitters to the moral idea that girls shouldn't “drink like men.” These differences are discussed in the context of Swedish media interest in evolutionary psychology and biomedical solutions to alcohol problems during the 1990s.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Experimental therapeutics and strategies for intervention

by Nirelia Idrus

Alcohol Research and Health: 34(1):76-85

Prenatal choline supplementation mitigates behavioral alterations associated with prenatal alcohol exposure in rats

by Nirelia Idrus

The effects of a single memantine treatment on behavioral alterations associated with binge alcohol exposure in neonatal rats

by Nirelia Idrus

Administration of Memantine During Ethanol Withdrawal in Neonatal Rats: Effects on Long‐Term Ethanol‐Induced Motor Incoordination and Cerebellar Purkinje Cell …

by Nirelia Idrus

Interventions delivered during antenatal care to reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancy: A systematic review

by Alyssa Gilinsky

Addiction Research & Theory