HealthDay (2/27, Gordon) reports a study found that when pregnant women who previously delivered a child with autism “took prenatal vitamins during the first month of pregnancy, their children had half the risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). And in children who did develop autism, early prenatal vitamin use was linked to less severe autism symptoms, and higher thinking and memory skills.” The study was published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Healio (2/27, Demko) reports “researchers examined the connection between maternal prenatal vitamin intake and ASD recurrence risk in younger siblings of children with autism using data from a sample of youth and their mothers in the Markers of Autism Risk in Babies: Learning Early Signs (MARBLES) study.”
MedPage Today (2/27, Hlavinka) and Medscape (2/27, Subscription Publication) also cover the story
Related Links:
— “Prenatal Vitamins Might Lower Risk of Second Child With Autism, ” Serena Gordon, HealthDay, February 27, 2019