Close Pregnancies Boost Autism Risk

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Close Pregnancies Boost Autism Risk

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Closely spaced pregnancies increase autism risk

The likelihood that a child develops autism may be tied to how close together a mother spaces the births of her children, according to research in the journal Pediatrics. The new study found that children conceived before their older sibling was a year old were three times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than children spaced at least three years apart.

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http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2...m-risk/?hpt=T2

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