Babies with jaundice are at high risk of autism

A study published in the American Journal of Pediatrics published on October 11 shows that newborns with jaundice are at increased risk of developing autism.

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This study found that 67% of full-term babies in Denmark between 1994 and 2004 had jaundice likely to develop autism.

Usually, fetal red cells are destroyed to be replaced by adult red blood cells. When ruptured erythrocytes will release into the blood a large amount of yellow pigment, called Bilirubin, will cause jaundice.

Research shows that up to 60% of babies are born with jaundice and this condition disappears itself in the first week, but if the expression of prolonged jaundice adds to the increase in yellow pigmentation problems related to the development process later.

Researchers have found that the risk of autism in children is higher if they are not offspring, or they are born between October and March of the year.

Researchers believe that differences in seasons can cause different levels of daylight, factors affecting jaundice, or infection.

The difference in risk of the above disease in the first and the first child may be due to the degree of different antibodies in the mother during pregnancy, or may reflect different levels of child care. in the early days after birth.

In Denmark, women after their first childbirth will stay in the hospital for 3-4 days so that the doctors can diagnose the jaundice for the baby.