Review Template

Name:  Faten K. Alghamdi

Date  November 11, 2014

Blog Review 1

Name of Blog Post: Parental Alcohol Exposure

Peer review article citation in APA format: Moore, El, Migliorini, R., Infante, M., and Riley, E. (2014).  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Recent Neuroimaging Findings.  Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 1(3), 161-172.

The focus of the research was to trace the development trajectory of the brain for children with birth defect due to alcohol exposure during pregnancy.  Alcohol consumption during pregnancy increase risk of having children with birth defects called Fetal Alcohol syndrome.  Defects are expected to affect the development of the brain cells, shapes, and sizes.  Research shows psychological behavior, social, and comprehension problems with babies born to moms who drank heavily or frequently during pregnancy.

The blog was informative but included technical terms which did not serve the purpose of summarizing a technical paper for general audience.   In general, the post covered most of the topics presented in the paper about related issues with alcohol exposure such as brain growth, processing, and facial deformation.  More importantly, the peer-reviewed-paper focus on the relationship between alcohol exposer and brain defect in terms of growth, activity, attention deficiency, and performing normal activities.  In my opinion, alcohol is toxic for the development of baby’s during pregnancy and has to be avoided.  Women who are planning to have babies should stop drinking and use healthy diet to support the development of their upcoming baby’s.