{"id":4272,"date":"2012-04-09T07:53:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T11:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1001harf.com\/W3\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2012-04-09T07:53:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T11:53:58","slug":"moms-weight-or-diabetic-condition-may-be-a-factor-in-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1001harf.com\/moms-weight-or-diabetic-condition-may-be-a-factor-in-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom’s weight or diabetic condition may be a factor in autism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A mother’s weight and diabetic condition may increase the risk of her unborn child developing a neurodevelopmental disorder, such as autism, according to a new study published in this week’s journal Pediatrics.<\/p>\n
Researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute in California<\/a> found that mothers-to-be who were obese were 67% more likely to have a child with autism as opposed to normal-weight mothers without diabetes or hypertension. And a pregnant woman who is obese doubles her\u00a0child’s risk of having another developmental disorder (poor communication skills, lack of attention) compared to a child born to a mother at healthy weight.<\/p>\n