Maternal Autistic Traits and Adverse Birth Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Women with a high level of autistic traits in the general population may experience larger health disparities during pregnancy, particularly women diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which in turn may be associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes.

Objective

To investigate the association between maternal autistic traits and the risk of adverse birth outcomes in the general population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included mothers of singletons from a nationwide, multicenter prospective birth cohort, the Japan Environmental Children's Study. Expecting mothers were recruited between January 2011 and March 2014. Data were analyzed between June 2021 and November 2023.

Exposures

Autistic traits were self-rep

SUBMITTER: Hosozawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807295 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature