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Written By: Poorva Chavan | Updated : June 26, 2015 10:07 AM IST
Various studies have previously proved that a c-section delivery damages the baby's health making them susceptible to Autism Spectrum Diseases. However, a new study conducted at the Irish Center for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research, Cork, Ireland, claims otherwise. It suggests that an autistic child requires a c-section due to some unknown genetic or environmental factor.
The researchers re-examined the data that led to the belief that C-section increases the risk of autism by 21% and also if the siblings of autistic children were autistic. They also studied that the delivery mode of more than 13400 pairs of siblings out of which one was autistic and found no link between C-section and autism. Read: Early signs of autism and expert tips to deal with it
According to one of the lead authors of both studies, Louise Kenny, the overall risk of ASD is very small, and the new findings suggest that if there is any risk at all it is not due to c-section delivery.
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