Interventions for children with foetal alcohol syndrome within early childhood development: A RE-AIM framework review

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a widespread global issue, impacting the development of children both in utero and throughout early childhood, up to the age of eight. This leads to lifelong challenges associated with foetal alcohol syndrome for affected children and their families. This systematic review, using the RE-AIM framework, aimed to identify and describe interventions used for children with foetal alcohol syndrome within the context of early childhood development, employing Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system’s approach to understand the influence of prenatal alcohol exposure on child development. The findings of this study highlight the importance of prevention interventions. For effective outcomes, interventions need to be multidisciplinary, potentially combining pharmacological treatments for comorbid symptoms with behavioural interventions. The study also emphasises the adaptability of interventions to meet the specific needs of individual foetal alcohol spectrum disorder cases.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of the Western Cape

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Blouw, Lorenzo

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Erasmus, Charlene

• Early childhood development
• Foetal alcohol disorder
• Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
• Prenatal alcohol exposure
• Secondary disabilities

Licence

• https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/837dd215-fb8c-44d4-8f4d-e696c8f2c1d5/download