Induced Labor New Possible Cause of Autism?
First, it was uncaring mothers. Then it was vaccinations. Now researchers are saying that inducing labor could possibly lead to autism . According to the AP, " The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, preliminary findings that need investigating since labor is induced in increasing numbers of U.S. women, the authors and other autism experts say." But the article is quick to point out that, l ike most research into autism causes, "The study doesn't provide conclusive answers," and the authors rush to say the results shouldn't lead doctors "to avoid inducing labor or speeding it up since it can be life-saving for mothers and babies." "We haven't found a connection for cause and effect. One of the things we need to look at is why they were being induced in the first place," Simon Gregory, lead author and an associate professor of medicine and medical genetics at Duke Unive...