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Maternal Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring: A Retrospective Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: The objective of this retrospective analysis of the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study was to examine whether maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy (MACP) is associated with the development of childhood autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Data on MACP and ASD were obtained from parental questionnaires. There were 18,168 singleton mother-child pairs with data on MACP, and 12,595 answered the question on ASD when the children were 11 years old. No statistically significant association was found between MACP and ASD for light (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.48-1.29), moderate (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.35-2.27), or heavy (OR 1.54, 95% CI 0.56-4.21) MACP. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy was not associated with the risk of developing ASD in this study cohort.

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-018-3626-6

Authors: C. Gallagher, F. P. McCarthy, R. M. Ryan, A. S. Khashan

Institutions: University College Cork, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190