Dr. Jiong Li, working at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, reviewed the records of more than 1.5 million children born between 1978 and 2003, and found no evidence that the 37,000 women who had experienced the death of a significant loved one were more likely to give birth to an autistic child.
Dr. Li said many people believe that undergoing stress during pregnancy affects the unborn child, but it is difficult to come up with methods to measure that factor.
Labels: autism, health risks, pregnancy
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