Background: The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the prenatal, perinatal, and
postnatal risk factors for children autism. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science were …

Objective Advanced parental age has raised additional concern as a risk factor of autism.
We conducted a meta‐analysis of observational studies investigating the association …

Importance Birth by cesarean delivery is increasing globally, particularly cesarean deliveries
without medical indication. Children born via cesarean delivery may have an increased risk …

Importance Although research suggests an association between hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (HDP) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

Background: Over the past 10 years, research into environmental risk factors for autism has
grown dramatically, bringing evidence that an array of non-genetic factors acting during the …

Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old),
which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in …

Several studies support currently the hypothesis that autism etiology is based on a polygenic
and epistatic model. However, despite advances in epidemiological, molecular and clinical …

In the past decade, the number of epidemiological publications addressing environmental
chemical exposures and autism has grown tremendously. These studies are important …

BACKGROUND Maternal factors, including increasing childbearing age and various life-
style factors, are associated with poorer short-and long-term outcomes for children, whereas …

Obstetric anesthesia has evolved over the course of its history to encompass comprehensive
aspects of maternal care, ranging from cesarean delivery anesthesia and labor analgesia to …