Investigating epidural labor pain relief, offspring risk of autism spectrum disorders

What The Study Did: This population-based study of multiple databases from Canada found no association between epidural labor pain relief and risk of autism spectrum disorders in children.

Authors: Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Ph.D., of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0376)

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