Many studies have been done on how we can reduce the incidence of FASD prevalence rate. The answer is not as simple as just telling women not to drink in pregnancy. It has been found that we need to use many strategies to lower rates of FASD:

  • Awareness-raising activities about the dangers of drinking during the in pregnancy
  • Routine, brief conversations with women and men of childbearing age about their alcohol use and the need to use reliable birth control if alcohol is being used
  • Non-judgmental supports for pregnant people that can help them stop or reduce their use of alcohol in pregnancy
  • Non- judgmental supports for pregnant people after the baby is born to help them maintain safer levels of alcohol consumption and seek out child assessment, if needed
  • Supportive alcohol policies and actions that will reduce the amount of alcohol consumption overall in our communities (CanFASD, 2013)