Association Between Epidural Analgesia During Labor and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring
Author(s) -
Chunyuan Qiu,
Jane C. Lin,
Jiaxiao Shi,
Ting Chow,
Vimal Desai,
Vu T. Nguyen,
Robert J. Riewerts,
R. Klara Feldman,
Scott Segal,
Anny H. Xiang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3231
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , offspring , cohort , autism , cohort study , hazard ratio , medical record , population , gestational age , apgar score , pregnancy , psychiatry , environmental health , confidence interval , genetics , biology
Although the safety of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) for neonates has been well documented, the long-term health effects of LEA on offspring remain to be investigated.
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