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Combined Effects Of Maternal Obesity, Diabetes ‘Substantially’ Raise Autism Risks

Pregnancy and Autism

By: Shefali Luthra

The study, which was released Friday and appears in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics, followed almost 3,000 children who visited the Boston Medical Center between 1998 and 2014. It used electronic health records to track whether these children were diagnosed with autism, along with factors like the mother’s pre-pregnancy weight and whether she had been diagnosed with diabetes before or during her pregnancy. [Read more…]

Source: Kaiser Health News

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