The SAFEST Choice Learning Collaborative is a partnership between Proof Alliance and Boston Medical Center and is federally funded by HRSA. They are recruiting clinics to join the upcoming cohort! This program helps clinics address Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs) in prenatal care and pediatric care settings through bi-monthly virtual ECHO sessions that meet for five months. The prenatal cohort learns how to screen for and counsel patients about the risks of alcohol use during pregnancy, and the pediatric cohort learns how to identify, manage, and care for children with FASDs. Priority areas for the SAFEST Choice Learning Collaborative are New England (Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut) and the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan). Please reach out at safestchoice@bmc.org.
Education Resources
AWHONN Position Statements
- Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (2023)
- Optimizing Outcomes for Women with Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period (2019)
AWHONN Practice Briefs
Healthy Mom&Baby posts
- Alcohol in Pregnancy: How Much is Safe?
- Alcohol Effects on Conceiving and Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding and Alcohol Consumption
- Fetal alcohol syndrome: What I Wish I’d Known
Free Training for Clinicians
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) developed the “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders [FASD]: Recognition and Management”
This free training is certified for Continuing Medical Education (CME) for 1 credit and is accessible through AAP. The training is accessible to non-AAP members with free and simple account creation. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) developed online trainings to provide strategies in promoting alcohol-free pregnancy and improving the quality of care of individuals living with FASD. These free trainings are accessible through CDC. Select “Collaborative for Alcohol-Free Pregnancy Courses” as a category in the “Filter by Topics” drop-down menu.
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): “The Health Care Professional’s Core Resource on Alcohol”
These free resources are certified for Continuing Medical Education (CME) for a maximum of 10.75 credits and are accessible through NIAAA.
Professional Partner Resources
- Alcohol Abuse and Other Substance Use Disorders: Ethical Issues in Obstetric and Gynecologic Practice (2021)
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Position Statement: Screening and Brief Intervention to Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy (2017)
- CDC Alcohol and Public Health: How and Why to Drink Less Alcohol
- CDC Alcohol Use Basics
- CDC Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
- CDC Guide for Measuring Alcohol Outlet Density (2017)
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report – Alcohol use, screening, and brief intervention among pregnant persons (2017 and 2019)
- Nurse Practitioners for Women’s Health (NPWH) Position Statement: Prevention of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies (2020)
Toolkits
