Tag: Prenatal

New York: Administering Tdap vaccination — tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis — to pregnant women may not increase children’s risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, claims a study of more than 80,000 children born. The study showed that the autism spectrum disorder rate in children was 1.5 per cent in the maternal Tdap vaccinated group and […]

New York:  Researchers have found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants may increase the risk of reading problems. For the study, published in the journal Environmental International, researchers hypothesized that in utero exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)–a type of flame retardant that is known to have adverse effects on brain development–might alter the brain processes […]

Toronto: Parents, please take note. Researchers have found that children who spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have a higher risk of mental health issues later, regardless of their birth weight. The study, published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, examined the mental health of NICU graduates in childhood (four […]