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Alcohol and tobacco exposure during early life: impacts on fetus and child.
This e-module will help medical practitioners to be more confident when talking to women and delivering consistent, clear messages about alcohol and/or tobacco use and the risks associated in pregnancy.
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Explain to a person that is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, why there is no recommended safe level of fetal exposure to tobacco or alcohol.
- Describe to a person that is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, how alcohol and tobacco interfere with fetal development, using scientific evidence.
- Describe to a person that is pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant, the scientific evidence around the risks to infants of fetal and neo-natal exposure to alcohol or tobacco.
- Support women to make long term behaviour changes to improve their health during and after pregnancy to support healthy outcomes for their child.
The content for this e-module was created together by the Health Promotion Agency, the National Institute of Health Innovation (NIHI) and Healthy Start Professional Development, and was designed by CORE Education.
