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Presented by Ira J. Chasnoff, MD

DESCRIPTION

SAC County Healthy Beginnings is only a beginning. As the County moves forward, this webinar will review the achievements and challenges of Healthy Beginnings’ first year and bring all the pieces of the puzzle together to lay out strategies for providing prevention and intervention services for families affected by substance use and misuse in pregnancy.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the completion of this session participants will be able to:

1. Describe two positive effects on the developing fetal brain when a pregnant woman ceases use of alcohol or drugs prior to the third trimester.

2. Utilize science-based information to combat misinformation regarding alcohol and drug use in pregnancy.

3. Name a strategy that can be used online to combat misinformation regarding alcohol and drug use in pregnancy.