Background: Both women and doctors underestimate the seriousness of the problem of drinking alcohol and its subsequent harmful implications during the prenatal period and prior to planning a pregnancy. The purpose of our study was to assess Russian professionals' present understanding of the problem of alcohol's teratogenic effects on the foetus and to demonstrate the significance of include this knowledge in their teaching process.
Materials and Methods: An anonymous survey of 146 obstetrician-gynecologists (OG), 70 neonatologists (N), 56 paediatric psychiatrists (PP), 53 paediatricians (P), and 46 paediatric neurologists (based at medical and prophylactic institutions in Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk, Russia) was conducted to achieve this goal. There were 28 questions in the survey (http://netfas.net/pro/).The study's findings revealed that most clinicians were under-informed on the teratogenic effects of alcohol on the developing foetus, particularly in regard to FAS/FASD. Neurologists were shown to be more aware of these issues, with a significant p0.05 difference. Obstetrician-gynecologists, who are the key preventative link for preventing alcohol intake in the prenatal period and during pregnancy planning, have less understanding in this area than neurologists.Conclusions: This study found that it is necessary for specialists and other researchers to pay attention in various medical and social spheres, as the problem has truly become quite urgent for future generations, and that these topics related to the problem of the effects of alcohol on the foetus should be included in the physicians' education curriculum. Doctors should pay careful attention to pregnant women who have consumed alcohol, even in little amounts, because there is no such thing as a safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy.
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