What Raises a Babys Risk of Autism?
May 18, 2005 — Pregnancy factors, parental psychiatric history, and preterm delivery may be associated with an increased risk of autism, says a study in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Here are the potential associations noted in the study: • Breech presentation of the baby • Low Apgar score, an index used to evaluate the condition of a newborn five minutes after birth • Birth before 35 weeks of pregnancy • Parental history of schizophrenia-like psychosis • Parental history of affective disorder, which includes some psychoses, depression, and bipolar disorder However, those traits are not presented as definite causes of autism or as the only possible risk factors for the condition. Of course, not all babies born under those circumstances have autism or related disorders.
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