Eurocare Alcohol and Pregnancy Conference: 9 September 2009, European Parliament

Over 100 people attended the Conference held by Eurocare (European Alcohol Policy Alliance) in the European Parliament to mark the ”International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day” on Wednesday 9th September 2009.


Hosted by the Swedish Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, the Conference was jointly organised by Eurocare and the Swedish Presidency of the European Union to mark International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Day.

This meeting brought together public authorities and experts who shared their experiences and good practices, and discussed the different policy options to curb its incidence.

There were presentations from guest speakers on the following topics:

- Risks associated with prenatal exposure to alcohol;
- Dimension of the problem- alcohol consumption among pregnant women;
- Recommendations on effective action to tackle the problem;
- Learning from good practice.

To read a full conference report, please click here

For more information

- Eurocare

Last modified on October 2 2009.