From Dr. Helen Smith writing at PJ Media:
New Study Links Antidepressants Used in Pregnancy to Autism
Children are more likely to be diagnosed with autism if their mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy, a new study shows.
In the new study, women who took antidepressants in the last six months of pregnancy were 87% more likely to have a child later diagnosed with autism. Doctors saw no increase in autism rates in women who took medication for depression in the first three months of pregnancy, according to the study, published online Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.
Rates of autism in the study were lower than in the U.S. population. In the study, the overall rate of autism was 0.7%; that rate rose to 1.2% among women who took antidepressants in the second or third trimester.
This it would explain a lot about the sudden rise of cases.
Site for the survey is here at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract for the specific paper at JAMA is here: Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children
Sample size is 145K so they aren't playing fast and loose with p values like Dr. Wakefield's MMA/Autism discredited study...
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