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Autism Linked to Premature Birth in Recent Clinical Study

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

A study published in the medical journal, Pediatrics, indicates that premature babies, or underweight babies, are at a greater risk for autism. Researchers at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted the study. Babies born before 33 weeks of pregnancy were classified as premature by the researchers for the purpose of the study. Babies born under five pounds were considered underweight. The researchers studied 565 children diagnosed with autism that were born between 1986 and 1993. These children were divided into three different categories: children with autism and one developmental disease, children with autism and more than one developmental disease and children with autism only. The three classifications of children with autism were compared against a control group. The researchers analyzed the connection between autism, birth date and birth weight. Upon analyzing the information, the researchers were able to link the combination of premature birth and…
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New Study Indicates Serious Risks of Antidepressants

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New studies have revealed that antidepressants do have a link with pregnancy related risks as well as birth defects. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to help pregnant women clearly identify the risks of certain medicines they may be taking. At the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, a new study showed that some antidepressants are known to cause serious risks during pregnancy including premature birth, birth trauma and birth defects. Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa and Laxapro were among some of the prescription antidepressants that were listed. These drugs are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. They affect a chemical neurotransmitter that controls serotonin levels in the brain which affects a person’s mood. The study focused on 200 pregnant women. Of the 100 that suffered from depression, half were given SSRI’s during pregnancy. About 23 percent gave birth prematurely, as opposed to the women who…
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Premature Birth Linked with Autism in New Study

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In the April edition of Pediatrics, an international pediatric medical journal, a new study shows that there is a link between premature birth and autism. The study shows that the risk of autism stems from low birth rate related to premature birth. The new study is the first one to link low birth weight with an increased risk for autism. It defines very low birth weight as 3 pounds, 4 ounces or less. The study was conducted by Dr. Catherine Limperopoulos and a group of her colleagues, at the McGill University in Canada. Limperopoulos focused on 91 toddlers. All were born prematurely at a birth weight between 1 and 3.28 pounds. All births were extremely high-risk premature births and ranged from 23 to 30 week gestational periods. About 25% of the 91 toddles had positive screenings for autism. The study demonstrates that infants born at least 10 weeks early need…
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