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According to a report in the Daily Mail, it's claimed there is a 60% increase in the threat of the condition in babies who were born weighing 10lb or more.
A similar increased risk was also found for babies with a low birth-weight.
The study, conducted by the Centre for Women's Mental Health and Institute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health at Manchester University, found the danger of autism was greater in infants whose growth in the womb was either poor or excessive. Researchers believe a poorly functioning placenta – the life support system for the foetus – may lead to abnormalities of growth in the baby’s body and brain.
Around one in 100 children develops autism but symptoms do not usually become apparent until the second year of life, with an estimated 600,000 Britons said to be affected by autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
It is believed genetic factors play a role in its development.
For the study, researchers looked at data from the Stockholm Youth Cohort, which is a Swedish database of health records of thousands of children up to the age of 17 between 2001 and 2007.
In total, 40,000 health records were assessed and it found 4,283 young people with autism and compared outcomes with 36,588 who did not have the condition.
The study found that bigger babies born weighing more than 9lb 14oz showed a higher incidence of autism when compared to smaller infants born weighing less than 5lb 7oz.
A baby who had poor foetal growth had a 63% greater risk of developing autism compared to babies who grew normally, while a baby who was large at birth had a 60% greater risk.
Professor Kathryn Abel, who led the research, said: "Foetal growth is influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors. We have shown for the first time categorically that abnormal foetal growth in both directions increases risk of autism spectrum disorder.
"We think this increase in risk associated with extreme abnormal growth of the foetus shows that something is going wrong during development, possibly with the function of the placenta. Anything which encourages abnormalities of development and growth is likely to also affect development of the baby’s brain."
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'Bigger Babies' At Greater Risk Of Autism
New research has found that bigger babies are at greater risk of having autism.According to a report in the Daily Mail, it's claimed there is a 60% increase in the threat of the condition in babies who were born weighing 10lb or more.
A similar increased risk was also found for babies with a low birth-weight.
The study, conducted by the Centre for Women's Mental Health and Institute of Brain, Behaviour and Mental Health at Manchester University, found the danger of autism was greater in infants whose growth in the womb was either poor or excessive. Researchers believe a poorly functioning placenta – the life support system for the foetus – may lead to abnormalities of growth in the baby’s body and brain.
Around one in 100 children develops autism but symptoms do not usually become apparent until the second year of life, with an estimated 600,000 Britons said to be affected by autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
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It is believed genetic factors play a role in its development.
For the study, researchers looked at data from the Stockholm Youth Cohort, which is a Swedish database of health records of thousands of children up to the age of 17 between 2001 and 2007.
In total, 40,000 health records were assessed and it found 4,283 young people with autism and compared outcomes with 36,588 who did not have the condition.
The study found that bigger babies born weighing more than 9lb 14oz showed a higher incidence of autism when compared to smaller infants born weighing less than 5lb 7oz.
A baby who had poor foetal growth had a 63% greater risk of developing autism compared to babies who grew normally, while a baby who was large at birth had a 60% greater risk.
Professor Kathryn Abel, who led the research, said: "Foetal growth is influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors. We have shown for the first time categorically that abnormal foetal growth in both directions increases risk of autism spectrum disorder.
"We think this increase in risk associated with extreme abnormal growth of the foetus shows that something is going wrong during development, possibly with the function of the placenta. Anything which encourages abnormalities of development and growth is likely to also affect development of the baby’s brain."
(JP/CD)
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